nose-ender

English

Etymology

nose +‎ end +‎ -er

Noun

nose-ender (plural nose-enders)

  1. (boxing, slang, dated) A straight blow delivered full on the nasal promontory.
    • 1879, Ed James, The Lives and Battles of the Champions of England, page 39:
      Sayers won first blood by cutting Crouch's right eye, and the battle by knocking his man out with a nose-ender in 12 minutes 28 seconds, 6 rounds being fought.

Further reading
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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