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ˈknuckler
[agent-n. f. knuckle v.]
1. Thieves' slang. A pick-pocket.
1834H. Ainsworth Rookwood iii. v, No knuckler so deftly could fake a cly.
2. A schoolboy's marble used in knuckling.
1896Crockett Cleg Kelly ii. 7 One noble knuckler of alabaster.
3. Baseball. A knuckle ball (see knuckle n. 6).
1928G. H. Ruth Babe Ruth's Own Bk. Baseball vi. 79 Eddie used to toss ‘knucklers’ until he had the hitters blue in the face. 1972N.Y. Times 4 June v. 2/5 The Mets, meanwhile, were subdued by Niekro's knuckler. |