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† ˈpugilate Obs. rare. [ad. late L. pugilātu-s boxing, f. pugilāri: see prec. Cf. F. pugilat, -illat (1570 in Hatz.-Darm.).] Boxing.
1768Woman of Honor III. 37 A pitiful complaisance,..erected these black-guard battles into the dignity of the pugilate of the antients. 1817Sporting Mag. L. 15 note, It seems as if this Gymnic exercise were more common in Palestine than the pugilate. |