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PUGIL
Etymology
Noun
pugil (plural pugils)
(obsolete) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"gil, n. Etym: [L. pugillus, pugillum, a handful, akin to pugnus the fist.]
Definition: As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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