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nose-ender

nose-ender noun: a straight blow delivered full on the nasal promontory.

Noun

nose-ender (plural nose-enders)

  1. (dated, slang) A 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

Forms of nose-ender

pluralnose-enders

Origin of nose-ender

From nose + end + -er.

Questions about nose-ender

What does nose-ender mean?
Nose-ender means a straight blow delivered full on the nasal promontory.
What part of speech is nose-ender?
Nose-ender is a noun.
What is the plural of nose-ender?
The plural of nose-ender is nose-enders.

Words near nose-ender in the dictionary

  1. nose-deaf
  2. nose-dive
  3. nose-dived
  4. nose-dives
  5. nose-diving
  6. nose-ender
  7. nose-enders
  8. nose-first
  9. nose-glasses
  10. nose-ish
  11. nose-job

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