pugilism
121Бокс — род кулачной борьбы, составляющий одну из национальныхособенностей Англии и состоящий в искусстве наносить противнику удары отголовы до живота включительно. Одной рукой, согнутой, наносят удары,другая, вытянутая вперед, служит для собственного… …
122peuk- — Also peug . To prick. Oldest forms *peuk̑ , *peug̑ , becoming *peuk , *peug in centum languages. Zero grade form *pug . 1. Suffixed form *pug no . poniard, pugilism, pugil stick, pugnacious; impugn, oppugn, repugn, from Latin …
123oppugn — oppugner, n. /euh pyoohn /, v.t. 1. to assail by criticism, argument, or action. 2. to call in question; dispute. [1400 50; late ME < L oppugnare to oppose, attack, equiv. to op OP + pugnare to fight, deriv. of pugnus fist; see PUGILISM] * * * …
124pugilist — pugilistic, adj. pugilistically, adv. /pyooh jeuh list/, n. a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional. [1780 90; < L pugil (see PUGILISM) + IST] * * * …
125pugnacious — pugnaciously, adv. pugnacity /pug nas i tee/, pugnaciousness, n. /pug nay sheuhs/, adj. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. [1635 45; pugnaci(ty) ( < L pugnacitas combativeness, equiv. to pugnaci , s. of… …
126savate — /seuh vat /, n. a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands. [1860 65; < F: lit., old shoe. See SABOT] * * * ▪ sport (Middle French: “old shoe”), French sport of fighting by kicking,… …
127Futch, Edward — ▪ 2002 “Eddie” American boxing trainer (b. Aug. 9, 1911, Hillsboro, Miss. d. Oct. 10, 2001, Las Vegas, Nev.), was dubbed “the professor of pugilism” for the sharp observation, compassion, and determination that he used to coach more than… …
128Pep, Willie — ▪ 2007 Guglielmo Papaleo American boxer (b. Sept. 19, 1922, Middletown, Conn. d. Nov. 23, 2006, Rocky Hill, Conn.), reigned (1942–48 and 1949–50) as featherweight champion of the world and compiled a remarkable 230–11–1 (65 wins by… …
