Fisticuffs
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 plural of fisticuff form-of, plural, plural-only
- 2 fighting with the fists wordnet
- 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 a fight with bare fists wordnet
- 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, […]"
Example
More examples"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: […]"
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