duel, n.All

Abraham Lincoln was challenged to a duel in 1842. He accepted the challenge and chose broadswords "of the largest size" in order to take advantage of his superior reach.

Alexander Hamilton and his son Philip were both killed in seperate duels at the Weehawken dueling ground in New Jersey.

A Duel is pistols for two; breakfast for one

The Duel is one of the most dangerous institutions; since it is always fought in the open at daybreak, the combatants are sure to catch cold.

A Duel is a formal ceremony preliminary to the reconciliation of two enemies.

The Duel's first condition is that one be the equal of one's opponent.

A Duel is a ritual that probably took place at high noon so no participant would get the unfair disadvantage of being blinded by the sun

The Duel is the briefest of sports for it requires only two seconds to fight.

The Duel is easy. Just follow this rule: you gotta shoot him where he looks biggest

A Duel is, in France, not like one in England; the former is a matter of course; a trifle of common occurrence; one makes an engagement to fight, in the same breath as an engagement to dine; but the latter is a thing of state and solemnity—long faces—early rising—and will making.