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fisticuffs

noun plural fist·i·cuffs \ˈfis-ti-ˌkəfs\

: a fight with fists

Full Definition of FISTICUFFS

:  a fight with the fists
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Origin of FISTICUFFS

alteration of fisty cuff, from fisty fistic + cuff
First Known Use: 1605

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