Definitions
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- verb ice hockey, idiomatic To
fight . - verb idiomatic, by extension To remove a prior
impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in adispute .
Etymologies
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From the practice of ice hockey players of removing their heavy gloves before striking blows in fistfights
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