Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.
Dryden.
Running fight, a fight in which the enemy is continually chased; also,
one which continues without definite end or result.
Syn. -- Combat; engagement; contest; struggle; encounter; fray; affray;
action; conflict. See Battle.
Fight"er (?), n. [AS. feohtere.] One who fights; a combatant; a
warrior. Shak.
Fight"ing, a. 1. Qualified for war; fit for battle.
An host of fighting men.