0 one of the joints in the hand where your fingers bend, especially where your fingers join on to the main part of your hand -- 指節；（尤指）掌指關節
I ventured to enquire why he found it was necessary to borrow that amount and once more felt the ruler on my knuckles.
A drum-like instrument played by striking with the knuckles and shaking.
For example, the entry for knuckle contains the information that the k is likely to be omitted.
The operative word is "immediately"; their knuckles were immediately rapped.
I have sometimes had my knuckles rapped for taking an aggressive attitude.
Some district health authorities could soon have their knuckles rapped unless there is a drop in the infant mortality rate.
What we have to guard against is bias when it reaches the stage of being near the knuckle of libel.
The fact that one knuckles under does not mean that one accepts the measure.
