"barroom brawl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: barroom brawls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} barroom brawl (plural barroom brawls)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A brawl in a barroom.
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  2. A conflict with no rules.
    Sense id: en-barroom_brawl-en-noun-b~uhEFNI
  3. An inferior boxing match.
    Sense id: en-barroom_brawl-en-noun-q0dNCayh

Inflected forms

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