"fightress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fightresses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fightress (plural fightresses)
  1. Alternative form of fighteress Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fighteress
    Sense id: en-fightress-en-noun-qHsfClA- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1823, Eques, “Canine Anecdotes”, in The Sporting Magazine or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chase and Every Other Diversion Interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprise, & Spirit, volume II, new series, or 61, old series, London: […] J. Pittman, […], page 303:",
          "text": "A large black bitch I once had, descended from the Irish wolf-dog breed, which, strange as it may sound, was as arrant bottom as a ‘fightress,’ as any female champion ever appearing at ‘Hockley in the Hole.’",
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          "ref": "1887 June 9, “Mexican News”, in Austin Weekly Statesman, volume XVI, number 29, Austin, Tex., page 2:",
          "text": "Catarina Gloria, the well-known bull fightress, has arrived at San Luis Potosi, from Havana.",
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          "ref": "1908 August 15, The Gazette, volume CXXXVII, number 196, Montreal, Que., page 4:",
          "text": "Something of a Fightress. (New York Times.) Although woman has not yet won her fight for equal suffrage, her influence in the politics of a club exclusively for men has lately been demonstrated.",
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          "ref": "1967 December 14, Stanley Ralph Ross, “Catwoman’s Dressed to Kill”, in Batman, season 3, episode 14:",
          "text": "For the best-dressed crime-fightress in Gotham City... the first annual Batty is hereby presented to Batgirl.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1982 March, Timothy Moriarty, “Pentesilea”, in Vampirella, number 103, page 316:",
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