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pugilor

pŭgĭlor, ātus, 1 (in MSS. also written pŭgillor), v. dep. n. [pugil].
  • I To fight with the fist or cestus, to be a boxer, pugilist (post-class.), Ap. Deo Socr. p. 53, 33.—In act. form: pugiles pugilabant, Treb. Gall. 8.—*
  • II Transf., to strike with the feet, to kick: equus primoribus in me pugilatur unguibus, Ap. Met. 7, 16, 16.

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