FISTICUFFS

Meaning of FISTICUFFS in English

■ plural noun fighting with the fists.

Origin

C17: prob. from obs. fisty 'relating to the fists or to fist fighting' + cuff 2 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FISTICUFFS — noun plural Etymology: alteration of fisty cuff, from fisty fistic + cuff Date: 1605 a fight with the fists
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FISTICUFFS — n. fistfight, fight using the fists
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FISTICUFFS — noun plural Etymology: alteration of fisty cuff, from fisty fistic + cuff Date: 1605 : a fight with the fists
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FISTICUFFS — [fist.i.cuffs] n pl [alter. of fisty cuff, fr. fisty (fistic) + cuff] (1605): a fight with the fists
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISTICUFFS — fisticuffs BrE AmE ˈfɪst i kʌfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FISTICUFFS — / ˈfɪstɪkʌfs; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] ( old-fashioned or humorous ) a fight in which people hit each …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISTICUFFS — fis ‧ ti ‧ cuffs /ˈfɪstɪkʌfs/ BrE AmE noun [plural] old-fashioned a fight in which you use your ↑ bare …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FISTICUFFS — n.pl. fighting with the fists. [prob. obs. fisty adj. = FISTIC, + CUFF(2)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISTICUFFS — n.pl. fighting with the fists. [ prob. obs. fisty adj. = FISTIC, + CUFF(2) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISTICUFFS — n.pl. fighting with the fists. Etymology: prob. obs. fisty adj. FISTIC, + CUFF(2)
Oxford English vocab
FISTICUFFS — Fisticuffs is fighting in which people try to hit each other with their fists. ( HUMOROUS or OLD-FASHIONED ) N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISTICUFFS — Fisticuffs is fighting in which people try to hit each other with their fists. (HUMOROUS or OLD-FASHIONED) N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FISTICUFFS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ There was a good deal of fisticuffs . ▪ When his mind's on fisticuffs he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FISTICUFFS — [plural] [noun] old use and humorous - fighting in which people hit each other with their fistsWe might have to …
Cambridge English vocab
FISTICUFFS — Noun. A brawl, a fist fight.
Slang English vocab
FISTICUFFS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: BOXING , prizefighting, pugilism, ring
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FISTICUFFS — n. Blows, encounter with the fists, personal encounter, fist fight.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FISTICUFFS — noun plural Synonyms: boxing , prizefighting, pugilism, ring
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FISTICUFFS — noun ссора
Dirty English-Russian vocab
FISTICUFFS — n. to engage in ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FISTICUFFS — n pl кулачный бой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FISTICUFFS — Кулачный бой
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FISTICUFFS — (n) кулачный бой
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FISTICUFFS — [n.] (pl.) кулачный бой
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
FISTICUFFS — n pl кулачный бой
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
FISTICUFFS — удар кулаком, , драться в кулачном бою,
English-Russian vocab
FISTICUFFS — n pl кулачный бой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FISTICUFFS — кулачный бой
Англо-Русский словарь
FISTICUFFS — n. Pronunciation: ' fis-ti- ˌ k ə fs Function: noun plural Etymology: alteration of fisty cuff, from fisty fistic + …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FISTICUFFS — кулачный бой
English-Russian Online Dictionary
FISTICUFF — 1. сущ.; мн. 1) удары кулаками These blows are not mere fisticuffs. ≈ Эти удары - это уже не просто …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FISTICUFF — 1. сущ. ; мн. 1) удары кулаками These blows are not mere fisticuffs. — Эти удары - это уже не …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Concise Oxford English vocab

← FISTIC FISTULA→