Marquis of Queensberry rules
[ kweenz-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
plural nounBoxing.
a set of basic rules for modern boxing, requiring among the main provisions the use of gloves instead of bare knuckles and the 10-second count for a knockout.
Origin of Marquis of Queensberry rules
1Named after the eighth Marquis of Queensberry, who supervised the formulation of these rules in 1867
- Also called Queens·ber·ry rules .
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