Definizione monolingua

duke

duke (third-person singular simple present dukes, present participle duking, simple past and past participle duked)

1. (rare) To hit or beat with the fists
   • 2003, John A. Dinan, Private Eyes in the Comics, ISBN 159393002X, page 65:

     It seems that PI Rainer was duked by his wife […] .

duke (plural dukes)

1. The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess).
2. A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
3. A grand duke.
4. (slang, usually in plural) A fist.

   Put up your dukes!

   This is thought to be derived from Cockney rhyming slang where Duke(s) of York = Fork. Fork is itself cockney slang for hand, and thus fist.

Definizione dizionario duke

	duca
	male ruler of a duchy
	Il titolo nobiliare più alto della gerarchia araldica collocato immediatamente sotto quello del principe.

duchessa

Altri significati:

A grand duke.

grand duke

A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.

(slang, usually in plural) A fist.

male holder of a dukedom

(rare) To hit or beat with the fists

The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess).