Usually means: Fighter using fists; a boxer.
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  1. pugil: Merriam-Webster
  2. pugil: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pugil: Wordnik
  4. pugil: Wiktionary
  5. Pugil: Dictionary.com
  6. Pugil: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. pugil: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Pugil: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. pugil: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. pugil: FreeDictionary.org
  11. pugil: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. Pugil: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pugil-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

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  1. pugil: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pugil)

▸ noun:  (obsolete) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.

Similar:
pinch, pinch force, pinchgut, pugil stick, pinchfist, pinchforce, grip, punchin, handful, push, more...

Opposite:
noncombatant, pacifist, peacemaker

Phrases:
pugil stick, pugil sticks, more...



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Similar:
pinch, pinch force, pinchgut, pugil stick, pinchfist, pinchforce, grip, punchin, handful, push, more...

Opposite:
noncombatant, pacifist, peacemaker

Phrases:
pugil stick, pugil sticks, more...



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