1duke 
/ˈdu:k, Brit ˈdju:k/ noun plural dukes
1 [
count]
: a man of very high rank in the British nobility
2 [
count]
: the ruler of an independent area of land especially in some parts of Europe in the past —
compare duchess;
see also archduke
3 dukes [
plural]
US slang, old-fashioned : fists or hands
▪ Put up your dukes and fight, you coward! 
