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brass knuckles

['brɑːsˌnʌklz]

сущ.; употр. с гл. в ед. и мн.

кастет

Examples from texts

He closed his right hand into a fist and slipped the quarters between his fingers, creating a makeshift set of brass knuckles.
Затем, стиснув правый кулак, он втиснул монеты между пальцами, создав что-то вроде импровизированного кастета.
King, Stephen / The LangoliersКинг, Стивен / Лангольеры
Лангольеры
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1990
© Перевод. В.А. Вебер, 1997
© "Фирма "Издательство АСТ"", 1999
The Langoliers
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1990
It was a pair of brass knuckles.
Это был кастет.
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris / The Ugly SwansСтругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис / Гадкие лебеди
Гадкие лебеди
Стругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис
The Ugly Swans
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris
© 1979 by Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.
He thought "Well, it figures—a big bruiser like that, probably knows judo too, and he has his brass knuckles on him.
Ну понятно - здоровый мужик, и дзю-до, наверное, знает, и кастет у него есть...
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris / The Ugly SwansСтругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис / Гадкие лебеди
Гадкие лебеди
Стругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис
The Ugly Swans
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris
© 1979 by Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.
Whereas the lanky one could slug me with a set of brass knuckles, but not the one in glasses.
Долговязый мог бы меня двинуть кастетом, а молодой в очках - нет...
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris / The Ugly SwansСтругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис / Гадкие лебеди
Гадкие лебеди
Стругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис
The Ugly Swans
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris
© 1979 by Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.

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brass knuckles
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