duke
/ˈduːk/ /Brit ˈdjuːk/
noun
plural dukes
[count] :a man of very high rank in the British nobility
[count] :the ruler of an independent area of land especially in some parts of Europe in the past - compare duchess; see also archduke
dukes [plural] US slang old-fashioned :fists or hands
verb
dukes; duked; duking
duke it out
US informal :to fight with your fists