Dystich vs Fisticuffs - What's the difference?
dystich | fisticuffs |
English plurals
(plurale tantum, informal) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
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* 1890 ,
(plurale tantum, sports, dated) Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.
* 1870 ,
As a noun fisticuffs is
.dystich
Not English
Dystich has no English definition. It may be misspelled.fisticuffs
English
Noun
(head)- People who share a cell in the Basti[l]le if they do not immediately fall to fisticuffs , will find some possible ground of compromise.
- In his college days of athletic exercises, Mr. Crisparkle had known professors of the Noble Art of fisticuffs ,
