单词 | pugilism |
释义 | pugilismn. The art, sport, or practice of fighting with fists; boxing. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] defence1549 pugilation1656 fencing1692 boxing1693 the (noble, also manly) art of self-defence1724 noble art1749 bruising1750 ring1770 noble science1778 pugilism1788 sparring1797 the sweet science1810 the fancy1820 pugilistics1820 pugnastics1830 fista1839 scrapping1891 ring-work1899 no contest1922 1788 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 1/1 Among the ancients, Pugilism was in great practice. 1791 J. Hampson Mem. J. Wesley III. 48 Pugilism and cock-fighting, and the rest. 1808 Ann. Reg. 365 One of the best fought battles recorded in the annals of congressional pugilism. 1812 (title) Pancratia, or a history of pugilism. 1877 T. De W. Talmage Serm. 255 Men have made it the ring in which to display their ecclesiastical pugilism. 1909 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 1 May 31/2 The ‘cauliflower ear’ of pugilism. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 June 472/3 Ever since 1866, when the Queensberry rules were introduced, pugilism has lost much of its romantic interest. 1999 Times 15 July 29/4 A fighter known for his punching power rather than for the exercise of pugilism's finer arts, Dick Richardson..went to Germany to take the European heavyweight title [in 1960]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1788 |
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