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fisticuffs

[fis-ti-kuhf] Origin

fist·i·cuff

[fis-ti-kuhf]
noun
1.
a cuff or blow with the fist.
2.
fisticuffs, combat with the fists.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to strike or fight with the fists.

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Fisticuffs is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1595–1605; earlier fisty cuff. See fist1, -y1, cuff2

fist·i·cuff·er, noun
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fisticuffs (ˈfɪstɪˌkʌfs)
 
pl n
combat with the fists
 
[C17: probably from fisty with the fist + cuff²]

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fisticuff
c.1600, from fist + cuff. Related: Fisticuffs.
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