Meanings of fighting duels in English

Evan, slightly colouring, answered: 'Why, you said up-stairs, you thought fighting duels disgraceful folly.'

But we can't always be fighting duels.

It is against that wretched and detestable habit of fighting duels that we ought to raise our voice.

I don't believe in fighting duels.

You don't 'pear to make any thing of fighting duels, and then hiring folks to dig other folks out of a mine.

Felice Carlo Emmanuele Cavallotti (1842-98) was an Italian politician, author, and journalist known for fighting duels (see the notes at 302.14 and 302.30-33).

"I think I could be pretty good at fighting duels."

"I forewarn you that people are not in the habit of fighting duels here."

"There isn't much thought about white feathers now-a-days,-notin the way of fighting duels."

'In America,' said Edwards, 'men are fighting duels over the praises of women and holding tournaments before Queens of Beauty.'