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Marquis of Queensberry rules

[ kweenz-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

plural noun

, Boxing.
  1. a set of basic rules for modern boxing, requiring among the main provisions the use of gloves instead of bare knuckles and the 10-second count for a knockout.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Marquis of Queensberry rules1

Named after the eighth Marquis of Queensberry, who supervised the formulation of these rules in 1867

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