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bout

[ bout ]

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noun

a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
Synonyms: , ,
period; session; spell:
a bout of illness.
a turn at work or any action.
a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping.

bout

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noun

1. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking
2. a period of illness
a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bout¹

1535–45; variant of obsolete bought bend, turn, derivative of bow bow ¹; bight

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bout¹

C16: variant of obsolete bought turn; related to German Bucht bight ; see about

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The pair will fight three decades after their fathers' rivalry in the 1990s and two and a half years since Benn's failed drug tests led to the cancellation of their 2022 bout.

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This is a bout already with a significant weight disparity and this incident - and Benn coming in lighter than anticipated - has only shone a brighter light on that.

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Eubank will face his fellow Briton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in boxing's latest grudge match – two and a half years after their cancelled bout because of Benn's failed drugs tests.

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Santana suffered his latest bout with dehydration months after he took an “accidental fall” in January, which led to the postponement of several shows.

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They were scheduled to fight in October 2022 – almost 30 years after their fathers' iconic duels - but the bout was called off on two days' notice because of Benn's failed drug test.

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