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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
fisticuffs
noun
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▪ There was a good deal of fisticuffs.
▪ When his mind's on fisticuffs he sits in on the training sessions there.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fisticuffs

c.1600, fisty cuffes, from fist (n.) + cuff (n.) "a blow" (see cuff (v.2)), with the form perhaps in imitation of handiwork. Related: Fisticuff.

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fisticuffs

n. 1 (plural of fisticuff English)Category:English plurals 2 (context plurale tantum informal English) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people. 3 (context plurale tantum sports dated English) bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.

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fisticuffs

  1. n. a fight with bare fists [syn: fistfight, slugfest]

  2. fighting with the fists [syn: boxing, pugilism]