Bible Dictionaries
Slugging Match

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

A ball game, esp. a baseball game, in which there is much hard hitting of the ball.

(2):

A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Slugging Match'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/slugging-match.html. 1828.