assault-at-arms

noun

plural assaults-at-arms
British
: a public team contest in which individual boxers, wrestlers, and fencers of various weights and classes are matched

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“Assault-at-arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault-at-arms. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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