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pug mill
pug nose
pugaree
Puget Sound
puggled
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pugilism
pugnacious
puh-leeze
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Pukaskwa National Park
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pugilism
pu·gi·lism [ pyjə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sport of boxing: the practice, sport, or profession of boxing
[Late 18th century. < Latin pugil "boxer"]

pu·gi·list noun
pu·gi·lis·tic [ pyjə lístik ] adjective
pu·gi·lis·ti·cal·ly [ pyjə lístikəlee ] adverb
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