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pugilism

[pyoo-juh-liz-uhm] / ˈpyu dʒəˌlɪz əm /




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Pugilism, he believed, could be his way out, although training to be a boxer in prison was not easy.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Pugilism came easily to Louis, but he was not a natural celebrity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Professor of Pugilism; who, I trust, still retains the strength and symmetry of his model of a form, together with his good humour, and athletic as well as mental accomplishments.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

Pugilism is the modification of the fight in a slightly different way.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

Pugilism, as distinguished from shooting or stabbing, was an unknown art in the mountains until Jack introduced it.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace




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