Etymology

pugil

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Today it means: As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch. Full definition →

Latin pugillus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompugillus
  2. English todaypugil

Borrowed from Latin pugillus, pugillum (“a fistful”), akin to pugnus (“the fist”).

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