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dukes

/ ː /

plural noun

  1. slang.
    the fists (esp in the phrase put your dukes up )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of dukes1

C19: from Duke of Yorks rhyming slang for forks (fingers)
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He said Myers illness was physically obvious but as soon as the cameras started rolling "he'd have his dukes up, ready for a scrap".

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The quality time leads to a beautifully still scene where deep in the dunes, Chani tells Paul, “Your blood comes from dukes and great houses. Here, everyone is equal.”

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Over the centuries, the dukes and duchesses of Alba have distinguished themselves in various ways.

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He was the descendant of hereditary French dukes and counts going back three centuries.

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The unwritten NHL “code” states that when a player seeks retribution for such a hit, the offending player is obligated to put up his dukes and take whatever’s coming.

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