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knuckle (medicine)


knuckle


1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.

2. The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being. "With weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly down." (Golding)

3. The joint of a plant.

4. <mechanics> The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.

5. A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.

6. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; called also knuckle duster. Knuckle joint, the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle.

Origin: OE. Knokel, knokil, AS. Cuncel; akin to D. Knokkel, OFries. Knokele, knokle, G. Knochel, Sw. Knoge, Dan. Knokkel, G. Knochen bone, and perh. To E. Knock.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Ondaatje, (Philip) Michael (sh)




born Sept. 12, 1943, Colombo, Ceylon

Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet.

He immigrated to Montreal at age 19 and attended the University of Toronto and Queen's University. His fascination with the American West led to one of his most celebrated works, the pastiche The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (1970). His novel The English Patient (1992, Booker Prize; Film, 1996) won him international recognition; it was followed by Anil's Ghost (2000). His musical poetry and prose are a blend of myth, history, jazz, memoirs, and Other forms.