nose-ender

noun

A straight blow delivered full on the nasal promontory.

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Meanings

nounnose-ender (plural nose-enders)

plural nose-enders

  1. datedslangboxingA straight blow delivered full on the nasal promontory.

    Sayers won first blood by cutting Crouch's right eye, and the battle by knocking his man out with a nose-ender in 12 minutes 28 seconds, 6 rounds being fought.

    1879, Ed James, The Lives and Battles of the Champions of England, page 39

Origin

From nose + end + -er.

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APA

nose-ender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose-ender

MLA

“nose-ender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose-ender. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nose-ender,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose-ender.

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