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fisticuffs
[
fis
-ti-kuhf
]
Origin
fist·i·cuff
/
ˈfɪs
tɪˌkʌf
/
Show Spelled
[
fis
-ti-kuhf
]
Show IPA
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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Origin:
1595–1605;
earlier
fisty cuff.
See
fist
1
,
-y
1
,
cuff
2
Related forms
fist·i·cuff·er,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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fisticuffs
(ˈfɪstɪˌkʌfs)
—
pl n
combat with the fists
[C17: probably from
fisty
with the fist +
cuff
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
fisticuff
c.1600, from
fist
+
cuff
. Related: Fisticuffs.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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