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Definition of knuckle sandwich noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

knuckle sandwich

noun

/ˌnʌkl ˈsænwɪtʃ/,

/ˌnʌkl ˈsænwɪdʒ/

/ˌnʌkl ˈsænwɪtʃ/,

/ˌnʌkl ˈsænwɪdʒ/

(slang)

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a hard hit in the mouth made with the fist (= closed hand)

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