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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Duel \Du"el\, verb (used without an object) & t. To fight in single combat. [Obs.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Duel \Du"el\, noun [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest between two, which passed into the common form bellum war, fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See {Bellicose}, {Two}, and cf. {Duello}.] A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.
{Trial by duel} (Old Law), a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by battel.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
duel
noun
1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: {affaire d'honneur}]
2: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
verb: fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" [also: {duelling}, {duelled}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "duel": affair of honor, battle, box, brawl, broil, buck, clash, close, collide, combat, come to blows, contend, contest, cut and thrust, dispute, exchange blows, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, give and take, give satisfaction, grapple, grapple with, jostle, joust, mix it up, monomachy, oppose, quarrel, rassle, repel, riot, run a tilt, satisfaction, scramble, scuffle, single combat, skirmish, spar, strive, struggle, thrust and parry, tilt, tourney, traverse, tussle, wage war, war, withstand, wrestle
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
DUEL A front end to {gdb} by Michael Golan . DUEL implements a language designed for debugging {C} programs. It mainly features efficient ways to select and display data items. It is normally linked into the gdb executable, but could stand alone. It interprets a subset of {C} in addition to its own language. Version 1.10. {(ftp://ftp.cs.princeton.edu/duel/)}. (1993-03-20)
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
DUEL, noun A formal ceremony preliminary to the reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed the most unexpected and deplorable consequences sometimes ensue. A long time ago a man lost his life in a duel.
That dueling's a gentlemanly vice I hold; and wish that it had been my lot To live my life out in some favored spot -- Some country where it is considered nice To split a rival like a fish, or slice A husband like a spud, or with a shot Bring down a debtor doubled in a knot And ready to be put upon the ice. Some miscreants there are, whom I do long To shoot, to stab, or some such way reclaim The scurvy rogues to better lives and manners, I seem to see them now -- a mighty throng. It looks as if to challenge _me_ they came, Jauntily marching with brass bands and banners! Xamba Q. Dar
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