transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈnə-kəl ]
adjective or adverb
also bare-knuck·led -kəld ; or bare-knuck·les -kəlz
Date: 1903
1. : not using boxing gloves
champion bare-knuckle prizefighter of England — Dennis Craig
when men fought bare-knuckle
2. : having a fierce unrelenting character
bare-knuckle politics