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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

pugillus

pugillum

, a handful, akin to

pugnus

the fist.]

As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers.

[Obs.]

Bacon.

Noun.

[L. pugillum, from the root of pugnus, the fist; probably coinciding with the Greek, to make thick, that is, to close or press.]

As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers.

See also: pugil

púgil m ‎(plural púgiles)