Pugilism. [f. WEAVE + -ING1.] (See WEAVE v.2 4.)
1820. P. Egan’s Boxiana (1829), III. 465. In closing, after a struggle, they broke away from each other. Neither of them seemed to have any idea of the weaving system.
1827. De Quincey, Murder, i. in Blackw. Mag., Feb., 210/2. In the course of this round we tried the weaving system, in which I had greatly the advantage, and hit him repeatedly on the conk.
1897. R. G. Allanson-Winn, Boxing, 261. I was obliged to retreat, and did so, as slowly as possible, using the weaving guards with both arms and completely escaping punishment.
