DUELLING

DUEL

duel

(verb) fight a duel, as over one’s honor or a woman; “In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

duelling

(British) present participle of duel

Noun

duelling (plural duellings)

Act of taking part in a duel.

Anagrams

• ungilled

Source: Wiktionary

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