"fisticuff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fisticuffs [plural]
Etymology: fist + cuff (“blow with the hand”). Modern uses as a verb are a back-formation on the plural uses of the noun. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fist|cuff|t2=blow with the hand}} fist + cuff (“blow with the hand”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fisticuff (plural fisticuffs)
  1. (rare) A fistfight. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fisticuff-en-noun--SenHAX1
  2. (obsolete) A cuff or blow administered with the fist. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fisticuff-en-noun-VSvb~sOk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 56 18 17

Verb [English]

Forms: fisticuffs [present, singular, third-person], fisticuffing [participle, present], fisticuffed [participle, past], fisticuffed [past]
Etymology: fist + cuff (“blow with the hand”). Modern uses as a verb are a back-formation on the plural uses of the noun. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fist|cuff|t2=blow with the hand}} fist + cuff (“blow with the hand”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fisticuff (third-person singular simple present fisticuffs, present participle fisticuffing, simple past and past participle fisticuffed)
  1. (chiefly humorous) To engage in a physical fight. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-fisticuff-en-verb-aqpIhtW9
  2. (obsolete) To strike, fight or spar with the fists. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fisticuff-en-verb-sGKbN7GV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fisticuffer

Inflected forms

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