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backfist

noun

Etymology

From back + fist.

  1. derived from *(s)peys-✻
  2. derived from *fīsaną✻
  3. derived from *fistaz✻
  4. derived from *fistan✻
  5. derived from fisten
  6. compounded as backfist — “back + fist”

Definitions

  1. A punch performed by forming a fist and striking with the tops of the two largest…

    A punch performed by forming a fist and striking with the tops of the two largest knuckles.

The neighborhood

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