Knuckle

Morpheme

Knuckle

Type

free base

Denotation

joint, juncture of two bones

Etymology

Middle English knokel; unattested Old English *cnucel

Evidence

interknuckle, knucked, knuckle, knuckleball, knucklebone, knuckleboom, knucklecurve, knucklehead, knuckleheaded, knucklelike, knuckler, knucklesome, knucklewalk, knucklewalker, knucklier, knuckling, knuckly, knucles, knucliest