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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An unexpected punch or blow.
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- noun idiomatic An
unexpected punch or similarblow . - noun idiomatic A
punch which is thrown to disable another in a place which is not normally a target in a "fair fight", such as on the back of the head. - verb idiomatic To
deliver an unexpected blow.
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- noun an unexpected punch
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