the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two bones at a joint; esp any of the joints between the hand and the fingers or the bones of the fingers finger joints closest to these
a cut of meat consisting of the lowest leg joint of a pig, sheep, etc with the adjoining flesh
near the knuckle
almost improper or indecent
knuckly adj
[Middle English knokel from early Low German or early Dutch knökel, dimin. of knoke bone]