fisticuff
Americannoun
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a cuff or blow with the fist.
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fisticuffs, combat with the fists.
verb (used with or without object)
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It was not often that my siblings had true fights, but when they did, they were monster, one-on-one fisticuff affairs, and Helen had picked the Mount Everest of fighters.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
He was not without skill at fisticuff, was Hackley.
From Captivating Mary Carstairs by Raymond Moreau Crosby
The bigger boy became enraged at this refusal to continue the play, and seemed inclined to resort to fisticuff, but I interposed and put a stop to the affray.
From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) by Andrew Steinmetz
Ha! a fisticuff fight, with odds—five to one!
From The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure by Mayne Reid
And have a fisticuff which would appear 200 in every newspaper in the world?
From The Place of Honeymoons by Arthur Ignatius Keller
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