fisticuffs
1fisticuffs — c.1600, from FIST (Cf. fist) + CUFF (Cf. cuff), perhaps in imitation of handiwork. Related: Fisticuffs …
2fisticuffs — [fis′ti kufs΄] pl.n. 〚/span> FIST + CUFF2〛 Old fashioned the act or skill of fighting with the fists * * * fist·i·cuffs (fĭsʹtĭ kŭfs ) pl.n. 1. A fistfig …
3fisticuffs — index affray, brawl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4fisticuffs — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ fighting with the fists …
5fisticuffs — [fis′ti kufs΄] pl.n. [< FIST + CUFF2] Old fashioned the act or skill of fighting with the fists …
6fisticuffs — noun /ˈfɪs.tɪ.kʌfs/ a) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people. People who share a cell in the Basti[l]le if they do not immediately fall to fisticuffs, will find some possible ground of compromise. b) Bare knuckled… …
7fisticuffs — n. to engage in fisticuffs * * * to engage in fisticuffs …
8fisticuffs — [[t]fɪ̱stikʌfs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Fisticuffs is fighting in which people try to hit each other with their fists. [HUMOROUS or OLD FASHIONED] …
9fisticuffs — noun plural Etymology: alteration of fisty cuff, from fisty fistic + cuff Date: 1605 a fight with the fists …
10fisticuffs — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fistfight, boxing, encounter; see boxing , fight 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A physical conflict involving two or more: fight, fistfight, scrap2, scuffle, tussle. Slang: rumble. See CONFLICT …
