(~s, ~ling, ~led)
Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'
1.
A ~ is a formal fight between two people in which they use guns or swords in order to settle a quarrel.
He had killed a man in a ~.
N-COUNT
2.
To ~ means to fight a ~ or be involved in a conflict.
We ~led for two years and Peterson made the most of it, playing us off against each other.
...two silver French ~ling pistols.
V-RECIP: pl-n V, V-ing, also V with n, V (non-recip)