Crossword clues for pugilism
pugilism
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pugilism \Pu"gil*ism\, n. [L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to pugnus the fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist.] The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1789, from Latin pugil "boxer, fist-fighter," related to pugnus "fist" (see pugnacious) + -ism. Pugilation "fighting with fists," now obsolete, is recorded from 1650s.
Wiktionary
n. fighting with fists, boxing
WordNet
n. fighting with the fists [syn: boxing, fisticuffs]
Wikipedia
Pugilism is another word for boxing, a sport.
Pugilism may refer also to:
- bare-knuckle boxing
- Ancient Greek boxing
- Russian fist fighting
Usage examples of "pugilism".
Latimer, who appeared better suited to a profession in pugilism or another violent enterprise, had asked Benedict to wait in the study.
I am a Giant, I am a Titan, I am a Hercules of Liberty, I am Prometheus, I am the Jess Willard of the New Cerebral Pugilism, I am the Modern Cave Man, I am the Comrade of the Cosmic Urge, I have kicked off the Boots of Superstition, and I run wild along the Milky Way without ingrowing toenails, I am I!
Glory days on the football pitch, playground misdemeanours, resultant beltings from teachers, pubescent sexual innnuendo and juvenile pugilism.
The rite of the low-budget shot-in-Europe spy series, the rite of pugilism, the rite of the dog walk after dinner and the beer at the bar with cocelebrant worshippers at the high altar of Nothing.