numchuck


Also found in: Wikipedia.

num·chuck

(nŭm′chŭk′)
n.
Variant of nunchaku.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Elsewhere around the house officers found numchucks, batons, knives and knuckle dusters hanging on the walls, and a BB machine gun was also recovered at the property.
Roberto Castro, 43, of 701 Main St., Worcester, charged with possession of an open container of alcohol in public, found responsible, filed; two counts of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and carrying a dangerous weapon (numchucks), dismissed.
Knives, machetes, nunchakus (numchucks), whips, swords and any number of other armaments have been found and confiscated during regular searches of the detainee shelters.
Answer me that."--to the narrator's first visit to a boy's house all by herself--He stood before me and demonstrated how expertly he could use a set of numchucks. He set the numchucks aside and French kissed me, ruining the evening: I couldn't stop thinking of him as a Kung-fu lizard." Kraatz's illustrations are seemingly clumsy and delightful at the same time and her words radiate a young person's sensibilities and observations.
Other items of interest handed in were two kukri ( a Nepalese knife ( a throwing knife, two bowie knives, two bill hooks, an axe switch blade, machete, bayonet, numchucks and a commando-style knife.
That and other martial arts-related gear, including karate outfits and numchucks that glow in the dark.
Or if Chris hadn't danced on the stove top to a Roy Orbison tune before going on a frenzy and smashing Larry's three television sets with Raff's numchucks? And what if Jorge hadn't spray-painted the body of a naked woman on the refrigerator?
Claiming that inmates are fashioning knives, batons, and the martial arts weapon numchucks from the local paper, the Sarasota County (Fla.) Jail is banning all newspapers beginning March 1.
Table I Percentage of School Social Workers Taking Personal Safety Precautions (N = 576) % of Social Workers Who Precaution Answered Yes Left money at home 33.0 Took special route to school 6.0 Avoided school parking lot 6.0 Avoided school after dark 24.0 Stayed at school until certain students had left 4.0 Car-pooled to school 0.5 Avoided wearing certain styles or colors of clothing 11.0 Avoided school events, dances, or games 4.0 Stayed in a group 8.0 Left school immediately and went straight home 8.0 Stayed home from school 0.4 Brought pipe, club, stick, bat, numchucks, or brass knuckles to school 0.4 Brought knife, razor, or other sharp object to school 0 Brought mace to school 0.6 Brought a gun to school 0.2 Other 14.0
Unharmed and unhurried, the Klansmen piled their shotguns, pistols, numchucks, knives, and brass knuckles back in their cars and drove off.