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Webster 1913 Edition

Pugilism

Pu′gil-ism

,
Noun.
[L.
pugil
a pugilist, boxer, akin to
pugnus
the fist. Cf.
Pugnacious
,
Fist
.]
The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pugilism

PU'GILISM

,
Noun.
[L. pugil, a champion or prize-fighter, from the Gr. id.; the fist; with the fist; to close or make fast; allied probably to pack, L.pango.]
The practice of boxing or fighting with the fist.

Definition 2024

pugilism

pugilism

English

Noun

pugilism ‎(countable and uncountable, plural pugilisms)

  1. fighting with fists, boxing

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References

  1. ↑ “pugilism” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Etymology

1791, from Latin pugil ‎(“fist”) +‎ -ism, related to pugnus ‎(“fist”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist ‎(“boxer”) (1790).

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