This accident more commonly happens to the bones corresponding to the middle and ring finger, and occurs between the knuckle and the wrist, appearing as a swelling on the back of the hand.
On looking at the closed fist it will be seen that the knuckle corresponding to the broken bone in the back of the hand has ceased to be prominent, and has sunken down below the level of its fellows.
To which he only replied: "Put yourknuckle to his nose.
Illustration] Now, in order to make the old woman appear to speak, you must move the knuckle of the thumb up and down, at the same time simulate a cracked, squeaky old voice.
TO ROAST A LEG OF PORK Choose a small leg of fine young pork; cut a slit in the knuckle with a sharp knife, and fill the space with sage and onions, chopped, and a little pepper and salt.
It is suspended by silk lines, and when charg'd will strike at near two inches distance, a pretty hard stroke so as to make one's knuckle ach.
Meanwhile, put aside all that idea and knuckle down and help.
Now if you run off and join the army in the hope of doing a man's work, why then some man has got to knuckle down and do your work.
What I say is that we must all knuckle down and do what we can do best to help defend Old Glory.
Shin of beef may be dressed in the same way; see Knuckle of Veal stewed with Rice (No.
The best and most juicy slices are toward the broad end: but some persons prefer the knuckle: and where economy is an object, the knuckle should always be eaten when the joint is hot, as it becomes very dry when cold.
A knuckle of veal is best; manage it as directed in the receipt for beef broth (No.
Cut the meat and gristle of the knuckle and the bacon into mouthfuls, and put them into the soup, and let them get warm.
A calf’s cheek is usually attended by a pig’s cheek, a knuckle of ham or bacon (No.
Take care it does not boil fast; if it does, the knuckle will break to pieces, before the thick part of the meat is warm through; a leg of seven pounds takes three hours and a half very slow simmering.
A knuckle of veal, weighing 4-3/4 pounds, and costing 2s.
If the joint is to be brought again to table, it has a much neater and more respectable appearance if it be helped, altogether, from the knuckle end, when it is hot.
The joint being placed with theknuckle toward the right hand, observe that there is an angular piece of fat next you.
In the leg, however, the close, firm flesh about the knuckle is more highly esteemed than in the same part of a leg of mutton, and must be dealt out impartially.
The shoulder must first be raised from the rest by passing the knife under the knuckle in the direction of 1, 2, 3, leaving a good portion of meat adhering to the ribs.
If you wish to be more economical, you must begin at the knuckle and gradually work onward, leaving a better appearance than when cut in the middle.
Do not leave the knuckle and shank so long as to be unshapely.
Wash a knuckle of veal, and cut it into three pieces.
In the Knuckle Club and the Blackheath Winter Golf Club, forerunners of the Blackheath Golf Club, the same happy state of affairs prevailed.
The Knuckle Club was a very remarkable institution.
But I have a tough knuckle of obstinacy in me which makes me unwilling to give up a thing till I am fairly choked off it.
We looked down into a trough of driving mist, which sometimes swirled aside and showed a knuckle of black rock far below.
After breakfasting on my last morsels of food--a knuckle of braxy and a bit of oatcake--I set about tracking him from the place where he had first entered the glen.
He had better knuckleunder at once, as Dick had done, and enjoy a quiet time.
Was he going to knuckle in after all and join the "saints?
When he landed on the flesh of the body, every knuckle left its own particular mark; when he landed on the face, there was a general disfigurement.
His hand with its broken knuckle was puffed and painful and it hurt to bend the fingers to grasp the chair.
A sharp pain shot through his clenched fist and he knew he had smashed a knuckle as it crashed against the jawbone.
Behind me the voices of Peter and Esk rose in childish dispute or excited warning to "Knuckle down hard!
Esk, perceiving me, cried out: "Knuckle down at taws, Micky!
Grafton would knuckle under; men of the Vicar's temperament never allow for answers to the speeches they compose beforehand.
On no account would he knuckle under, and debase his sacred profession.
A very inexpensive and nutritious soup may be made of ox-tails, but it will be insipid without the addition of a little ham, knuckle of bacon, or a pound or two of other meat.
He was in the habit, as is usual, of trying the amount of electric fluid collected in his machine by placing his knuckle near the brass knob, and receiving a spark.
The pitch for the Whitworth, Sellers, and buttress threads to be 3/8 inch, and the pitch of the square and knuckle threads to be 1/2 inch.
A form of knuckle joint used on locomotive coupling rods is shown in fig.
As the story is generally told, with occasionally slight contradictions, he applied his knuckle again and again to the key with a similar result.
He applied his knuckle to the key, and received an unmistakable spark.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "knuckle" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
