Similar words: reckless, fickle, tackle, buckling, suckling, nuclear, ankle, sprinkle. Meaning: ['nʌkl] 
n. a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand.
n. a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand. 121. Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this.
122. My own accidental cut across the knuckles was a flea-bite. Dr Livesey patched it up with plaster, and pulled my ears for me into the bargain.