single combat

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The single combat involves swinging a conker -- a hardened horse chestnut -- on a string at your opponent's nut with murderous venom, until one is smashed to pieces.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Musk further instigated his fan base with another tweet that challenged Putin to a single combat duel.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2022

Project Convergence reflects the need to rapidly merge a variety of assets — both in the air and on the ground — into a single combat element, the focus of the new training regime.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2020

While it’s fun to harp on individual matchups, bouts of single combat rarely tell the whole story.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2019

The Spotted Cat proposed to challenge the enemy to send forth a champion to face him in single combat.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin