"pugil" meaning in English

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          "text": "Take violets , and infuse a good pugil of them in a quart of vinegar",
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          "text": "Note, That by Parts is to be understood a Pugil; which is no more than one does usually take up between the Thumb and the two next Fingers.",
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        "(obsolete) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch."
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