Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FIGHT
FIGHT, n.
- A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a struggle for victory, either between individuals, or between armies, ships or navies. A duel is called a single fight or combat.
- Something to screen the combatants in ships. Up with your fights and your nettings prepare. Dryden.
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