DUELING

Verb

dueling

present participle of duel

Noun

dueling (plural duelings)

Act of taking part in a duel.

Anagrams

• Legundi, eluding, indulge

Source: Wiktionary


Du"el*ing, n.

Definition: e act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj. [Written also duelling.]

DUEL

Du"el, n. Etym: [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest between two, which passed into the common form bellum war, fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See Bellicose, Two, and cf. Duello.]

Definition: A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other. Trial by duel (Old Law), a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by battel.

Du"el, v. i. & t.

Definition: To fight in single combat. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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