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Marquis of Queensberry rules [kweenz-ber-ee, -buh-ree] WORD ORIGIN plural noun Boxing. a set of basic rules for modern boxing, requiring among the main provisions the use of gloves instead of bare knuckles and the 10-second count for a knockout. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of Marquis of Queensberry rules named after the eighth Marquis of Queensberry, who supervised the formulation of these rules in 1867Also called Queens·ber·ry rules. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
