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ˈpugilant, a. rare.
[ad. late L. pugilāns, -āntem, pres. pple. of pugilārī to box, f. pugil: see pugil2.]
Boxing, fighting.
1882Fraser's Mag. XXVI. 432 Robert Grosseteste, pugilant, he, as well as literary; fighting his way to self-justification in stout English. 1932J. Joyce in New Statesman 27 Feb. 260/1 A pugilant gang theirs, per Bantry! |