Take violets , and infuse a good pugil of them in a quart of vinegar
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Pugil
//ˈpjuːd͡ʒɪl//
Synonyms for "pugil"
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Cinnamon, an ounce and a half; Rosemary flowers, six pugils […]
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Note, That by Parts is to be understood a Pugil; which is no more than one does usually take up between the Thumb and the two next Fingers.
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This kind of success was all luck, and if a man had only a given amount for his own share, it was a shame to fritter away so much as a pugil.
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