"knuckle-buster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knuckle-busters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knuckle-buster (plural knuckle-busters)
  1. (informal) A credit card imprinter. Wikipedia link: en:Credit card imprinter Tags: informal Synonyms: zip-zap machine [informal] Translations (informal term for credit card imprinter): mankeli (Finnish), höylä (Finnish)
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