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prizefight
or prize fight
[ prahyz-fahyt ]
/ ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt /
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noun
a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.
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Origin of prizefight
First recorded in 1695–1705
OTHER WORDS FROM prizefight
prizefighter, nounprizefighting, nounWords nearby prizefight
privy seal, prix fixe, Prix Goncourt, prize, prize court, prizefight, prize flag, prize money, prizer, prize ring, prizewinner
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How to use prizefight in a sentence
He stunned himself with another of the monstrous points in his pet girl's honeymoon: 'A prizefight?'
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George MeredithWho could have guessed when she left my house she was on her way to a prizefight and a greengrocer's in Whitechapel.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George MeredithBiddle: The act of introducing a prizefight in a Sunday School.
The Roycroft Dictionary|Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for prizefight
prizefight
/ (ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt) /
noun
a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
Derived forms of prizefight
prizefighter, nounprizefighting, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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