SLUGFEST

fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest

(noun) a fight with bare fists

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slugfest (plural slugfests)

(baseball, slang) A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.

(sports) A game or match in which heavy blows are exchanged.

(sports) tough, heated contest

Lakers win slugfest over Clippers

Source: Wiktionary



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SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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