fisticuffs

/ (ˈfɪstɪˌkʌfs) /

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pl n

combat with the fists

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Word Origin for fisticuffs

C17: probably from fisty with the fist + cuff ²

Words nearby fisticuffs

fistfight, fistful, fistiana, fistic, fisticuff, fisticuffs, fistmele, fistnote, fist pump, fistula, fistulation

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How to use fisticuffs in a sentence

If you had an argument with man that escalated to fisticuffs you set your weapons aside.
'Let's Talk About Guns' Live Chat Transcript|David Frum|January 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The last-minute fisticuffs has left both men without a positive message.
Romney Is Way Up in Illinois Primary Polls, but his Message Is Muddled|Howard Kurtz|March 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the spin room here in Tampa, the verbal fisticuffs continued.
Mitt Romney Smacks Newt Gingrich in Florida Brawl at NBC Debate|Howard Kurtz|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After a particularly egregious infraction—drunken fisticuffs, for instance—she could banish a customer entirely.
Farewell to New York's Legendary Restaurateur|Lloyd Grove|December 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Eastside High is not the kind of place, if you come from Bergen County, New Jersey, where you want to start fisticuffs, OK?
MSNBC's Earliest Star|Lloyd Grove|July 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It had been many years since anybody on the Wabash had dared Deacon Klegg to a match in fisticuffs.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
He engaged it wildly at fisticuffs; pounded it upon the countenance and drove it away.
Ramsey Milholland|Booth Tarkington
Gus leaped up, forgetting the fright after his last fisticuffs.
Radio Boys Loyalty|Wayne Whipple
Some gaming and some drinking, while on the forecastle two men were settling a dispute at fisticuffs.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
But the other dropped at the interruption, turned upon Turnbull and began a battering bout of fisticuffs.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton

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