pugil

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch. also,figuratively,obsolete
    — Take violets , and infuse a good pugil of them in a quart of vinegar

词形变化

pugils plural

词源

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