A sudden angle made on some timbers by a quick reverse of shape, such as the knuckles of the counter-timbers.
·noun The joint of a plant. II. Knuckle ·vt To beat with the knuckles; to <<Pommel>>. III. Knuckle...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Ruffles. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Those mouldings which are placed at the knuckles of the stern-timbers. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The top-timbers in the fore-body, the heads of which stand perpendicular, and form an angle with the...
Obey your superior's order; give way to circumstances. ...
To steal his handkerchief. ...