As nouns the difference between fisticuff and boxing
is that
fisticuff is (rare) a fistfight while
boxing is (sports) a sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout or
boxing can be material used for making boxes or casing.
As verbs the difference between fisticuff and boxing
is that
fisticuff is (chiefly|humorous) to engage in a physical fight while
boxing is or
boxing can be .
fisticuff English
Noun
( en noun)
(rare) A fistfight.
*1852 , Eli Bowen et al., The Pictorial Sketch-book of Pennsylvania ,
*:Every fifteen or twenty minutes there was a rush to some part, to witness a fisticuff .
(obsolete) A cuff or blow administered with the fist.
Verb
( en verb)
(chiefly, humorous) To engage in a physical fight.
(obsolete) To strike, fight or spar with the fists.
*1846 , Making of America Project, The American Whig Review ,
*:Do they fisticuff with thunder-snaggs
Derived terms
* fisticuffer
References
*
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*Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
*Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.
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boxing English
Etymology 1
From
Verb
(head)
Noun
( wikipedia boxing)
( -)
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
Synonyms
* (sports) fisticuffs, pugilism, sparring
Derived terms
(terms derived from boxing)
* boxing glove
* boxing match
* boxing ring
* kick-boxing, kickboxing
* shadow-boxing, shadowboxing
Related terms
* box
* boxer
See also
(terms associated with boxing)
* clinch
* down for the count
* fancy footwork
* left hook
* on the ropes
* on the canvas
* on the mat
* upper cut
* prizefighting
* ring
* wrestling
* (boxing)
Etymology 2
From
Noun
( en noun)
Material used for making boxes or casing.
(construction) Casing.
(programming) Automatical conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
Antonyms
* (programming) unboxing
Verb
(head)
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