Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Pugilism
Definitions for: Pugilism
[n] fighting with the fists
Webster (1913) Definition: Pu"gil*ism, n. [L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to
pugnus the fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist.]
The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.