They fought-but the spiritual bruiser proved too hard for the injured quaker.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
Murphy, a rough Newfoundland bruiser, who had been accustomed to kick sailors, was placed in charge with autocratic powers.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
When Young Davey came in I thought he'd have you out on the road for a certainty, and he's a pretty bruiser.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard