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durian (iou) and brass knuckles (oh)


durian (iou)



durian noun. L16.
[Malay, from duri thorn, prickle.]
A Malayan tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, widely grown in tropical Asia; the spinous fruit of this, the pulp of which is foul-smelling but palatable.

brass knuckles (oh)



n [plural] AmE
a set of connected metal rings worn over a person's fingers, used as a weapon
British Equivalent: knuckleduster