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put up ones dukes
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put up ones dukesverb
To raise one's clenched fists in front of one's body and stand in a threatening or defiant manner, in preparation for a fistfight.
put up ones dukesverb
To take firm action or to show oneself to be committed to such action, as when competing in a sporting event or other contest.
Etymology: Possibly by analogy to a king or other ruler summoning his dukes, and by extension the duke's knights or other soldiers, to battle an enemy. Or possibly Cockney rhyming slang (see duke).
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of put up ones dukes in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of put up ones dukes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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