'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]

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