1926 N. Fleischer in Ring Nov. 10: In the bout between Tom Smallwood and Richard Harris, which lasted an hour and was fought in 1741, we find Harris using his ‘bunch of fives,’ meaning his fists, to good advantage.at bunch of fives, n.
1926 N. Fleischer in Ring Nov. 10: on the fritz or on the bum—Very poor.at on the fritz (adj.) under fritz, n.2
1926 N. Fleischer in Ring Nov. 10: A shellacking or a pasting or a severe beating or licking today is just another expression for a ‘snoozing,’ which the oldtimers got.at pasting, n.
1926 N. Fleischer in Ring Nov. 10: A shellacking or a pasting or a severe beating or licking today is just another expression for a ‘snoozing,’ which the oldtimers got.at shellacking, n.