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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fis-ti-kuhf |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪs tɪˌkʌf |
Définition of fisticuffs
Origin :- c.1600, from fist (n.) + cuff, perhaps in imitation of handiwork. Related: Fisticuff.
- noun fistfight
- His friends had been driven out of Washington or had taken to fisticuffs.
- Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
- He engaged it wildly at fisticuffs; pounded it upon the countenance and drove it away.
- Extract from : « Ramsey Milholland » by Booth Tarkington
- David had to smile at the idea of the Mayor and Mr. Chambers engaged in fisticuffs.
- Extract from : « To Him That Hath » by Leroy Scott
- It isn't the first time that he has had a fisticuffs with a member of this family.
- Extract from : « A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays » by Amy E. Blanchard
- Present society is everywhere at fisticuffs with its own development.
- Extract from : « Woman under socialism » by August Bebel
- There is a rapid exchange of fisticuffs; and the Epeira lies overturned on her back.
- Extract from : « More Hunting Wasps » by J. Henri Fabre
- I am not sure, but I believe it actually came to fisticuffs.
- Extract from : « The Red Room » by August Strindberg
- Do you mean that Burgundy will always be the land of fisticuffs?
- Extract from : « Sons of the Soil » by Honore de Balzac
- That practice can hardly be called an improvement, even if we do not care for fisticuffs.
- Extract from : « Adventures among Books » by Andrew Lang
- The situation was growing strained, and might well culminate in fisticuffs.
- Extract from : « A Master of Fortune » by Cutcliffe Hyne
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