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punch-out

[puhnch-out]
–noun
1. a small section of cardboard or metal surrounded by perforations so that it can be easily forced out.
2. Slang. a fistfight or brawl.

Origin:
1925–30; n. use of v. phrase punch out
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punch-out   (pŭnch'out')
n.  A section of material, such as cardboard, that is scored or perforated so that it may easily be pushed out.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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