duel, n.Definitions

A Duel is pistols for two; breakfast for one

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

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

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

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

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, 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.

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