subs. (old).—Pugilism. [From FANCY (q.v.) + LAY (q.v.) = an undertaking or pursuit.]
1819. T. MOORE, Tom Crib’s Memorial to Congress, p. 36.
| | Why We, who’re of the FANCY LAY, |
| As dead hands at a mill as they, |
| And quite as ready, after it, |
| To share the spoil and grab the bit. |
