BREAD-BASKET. The stomach.
BUFFER. A pugilist.
CHANCERY. When one boxer gets the head of his opponent under his left arm, and holding him by the left wrist, strikes him in the face with his right hand, severely punishing him.
CLARET. Blood.
CHOPPER. A blow given from above.
COLORS. The respective handkerchiefs that each fights under.
COMMISSARY. The person who fixes the ropes and stakes.
CONK. The nose.
CORINTHIAN CANVAS. A term applied to the propria personæ of an English nobleman who is an amateur of pugilism.
COUNTER-HITTING. When both parties in a fight strike each other at the same time.