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bareknuckling

bareknuckling noun: bare-knuckle boxing.

Noun

bareknuckling (uncountable)

  1. bare-knuckle boxing
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Origin of bareknuckling

From bare knuckle + -ing.

Questions about bareknuckling

What does bareknuckling mean?
Bareknuckling means bare-knuckle boxing.
What part of speech is bareknuckling?
Bareknuckling is a noun.

Words near bareknuckling in the dictionary

  1. Bareilleses
  2. Bareilly
  3. bareish
  4. bareknuckle
  5. bareknuckled
  6. bareknuckling
  7. Barela
  8. bareland
  9. barelands
  10. Barelas
  11. barelegged

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