fisticuff

Example Sentences

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It was not often that my siblings had true fights, but when they did, they were monster, one-on-one fisticuff affairs, and Helen had picked the Mount Everest of fighters.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

His food would be snatched away and a lively fisticuff probably follow during which the inevitable “yaller dog” was usually the gainer.

From The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains by Mullins, Isla May

But it was beneath the dignity thus outraged, to avenge itself by a vulgar fisticuff, and A—— bethought him of a much better and more honorable course.

From Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States by Darley, F.O.C.

He had a fisticuff encounter with "Cerro Gordo" Williams, in which he came out victorious, having knocked Williams into the gutter.

From Fifty Years of Public Service by Cullom, Shelby M.

He was not without skill at fisticuff, was Hackley.

From Captivating Mary Carstairs by Crosby, Raymond Moreau