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fisticuff
[ fis-ti-kuhf ]
noun
- a cuff or blow with the fist.
- fisticuffs, combat with the fists.
verb (used with or without object)
- to strike or fight with the fists.
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Other Words From
- fisti·cuffer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fisticuff1
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Example Sentences
There was a children's party, and two boys had a fisticuff over you.
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If his fairy-godmother had prearranged this fisticuff, she could not have done anything better so far as Killigrew was concerned.
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An English traveler came upon two men engaged in a fisticuff fight.
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The boys had constant fisticuff fights, and the master enjoyed and encouraged them.
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If the end is something else, a hearty fisticuff may be the means of realizing it.
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