"barroom brawl" meaning in English

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          "text": "His name was Charlie Upton, from Liverpool. And he had a penchant for whiskey and barroom brawls.",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A brawl in a barroom."
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          "ref": "1942 December 19, “Guadalcanal's Great Naval Battle Barroom Brawl, Says Commander”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:",
          "text": "The naval battle which cost the Japanese 23 ships off Guadalcanal November 13 was a gigantic \"barroom brawl with all lights out and every body swinging,\" Captain Edward Parker related today.",
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          "ref": "1987 March 28, “Reagan Imposes 100% Tariffs on Japan Goods Retaliatory Sanctions...”, in Los Angeles Times:",
          "text": "\"We don't want to get involved in a barroom brawl with the United States\" while there is still hope for revoking Reagan's decision, the official said.",
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          "ref": "1993 March 12, “LA MAYOR Personal Attacks Begin to Turn Race Into Brawl”, in Los Angeles Times:",
          "text": "But in a pair of debates this week, the campaign escalated into a barroom brawl, as a number of top candidates began throwing verbal punches at each other.",
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        "A conflict with no rules."
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        "An inferior boxing match."
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          "ref": "1942 December 19, “Guadalcanal's Great Naval Battle Barroom Brawl, Says Commander”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:",
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