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单词 prizefight
释义

prizefight

or prize fight

[ prahyz-fahyt ]
/ ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt /

noun

a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.

Origin of prizefight

First recorded in 1695–1705

OTHER WORDS FROM prizefight

prizefighter, nounprizefighting, noun

Words nearby prizefight

privy seal, prix fixe, Prix Goncourt, prize, prize court, prizefight, prize flag, prize money, prizer, prize ring, prizewinner
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Example sentences from the Web for prizefight

  • Who could have guessed when she left my house she was on her way to a prizefight and a greengrocer's in Whitechapel.

    The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
  • Biddle: The act of introducing a prizefight in a Sunday School.

    The Roycroft Dictionary|Elbert Hubbard
  • He stunned himself with another of the monstrous points in his pet girl's honeymoon: 'A prizefight?'

    The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for prizefight

prizefight
/ (ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt) /

noun

a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries

Derived forms of prizefight

prizefighter, nounprizefighting, noun
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