'Pugilism' definitions:
Definition of 'pugilism'
From: WordNet
noun
Fighting with the fists [syn: boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs]
Definition of 'Pugilism'
From: GCIDE
- Pugilism \Pu"gil*ism\, n. [L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to pugnus the fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist.] The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist. [1913 Webster]