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Fisticuffs

//ˈfɪs.tɪˌkəfs// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of fisticuff form-of, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    fighting with the fists wordnet
  3. 3
    An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people. informal, plural, plural-only

    "So he obſerves that all ſimple Governments are apt to ſome evil that is peculiar and conſequential to their Nature, as he inſtanceth in a Kingdom changed into Monarchy abſolute, by which he means that which we now call Tyranny; Ariſtocracy into Oligarchy, and Democracy into Beſtial Chirocracy, when the Seditious of people prevail more by Fiſticuffs than reaſon: […]"

  4. 4
    a fight with bare fists wordnet
  5. 5
    Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding. dated, plural, plural-only

    "In his college days of athletic exercises, Mr. Crisparkle had known professors of the Noble Art of fisticuffs, […]"

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