Queensberry rules
Britishplural noun
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the code of rules followed in modern boxing, requiring the use of padded gloves, rounds of three minutes, and restrictions on the types of blows allowed
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informal gentlemanly or polite conduct, esp in a dispute
Etymology
Origin of Queensberry rules
(sense 1) C19: named after the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, who originated the rules in 1869
Example Sentences
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This turns out to be a bit like debating the Queensberry rules of boxing in the middle of a barroom brawl.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2019
You’re not playing by the Marquess of Queensberry rules anymore.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 5, 2019
McGregor and Mayweather say their contract states they must fight using boxing’s classic Queensberry rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2017
But IPNav doesn’t exactly fight using the Marquess of Queensberry rules.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2013
Gentlemen, it will be a fight to a finish—Markis o' Queensberry rules.
From The Definite Object A Romance of New York by Farnol, Jeffery
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