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duelling, dueling, vbl. n.|ˈdjuːəlɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The fighting of duels.
1654W. Mountague Devout Ess. ii. xi. §3 (R.) I have character'd this spirit of duelling as ugly and deform'd as I could. 1711Hearne Collect. (Oxf. Hist. Soc.) III. 163 The House of Commons have brought in a Bill to prevent Duelling and make it Felony. 1857Buckle Civiliz. I. ix. 584 Duelling has from the beginning been more popular in France than in England. attrib.1697Collier Ess. Mor. Subj. i. (1703) 143 Religion will not endure the duelling principle. 1842S. Lover Handy Andy iii, Engaged in cleaning the duelling pistols. |