fistiana

English

Etymology

fist +‎ -iana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪstɪˈɑːnə/, /fɪstɪˈænə/, /fɪstɪˈeɪnə/
• Hyphenation: fist‧i‧an‧a
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

fistiana pl (plural only)

1. Things related to the sport of boxing.
   • 1915, Joseph K Griffis, Tahan, Out of Savagery Into Civilization:

     Then came the necessary preliminaries — the finding of a place in which to train; the securing of an expert boxer to instruct me in the art of fistiana...

   • 2001, Nat Fleischer, Sam Andre, Don Rafael, Nigel Collins, An Illustrated History of Boxing:

     ...Heenan's friends urged him to issue a challenge to Tom Sayers, British title holder, for the highest honors in fistiana.