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scuffling

[skuhf-uhl]

scuf·fle

[skuhf-uhl] verb, scuf·fled, scuf·fling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
2.
to go or move in hurried confusion.
3.
to move or go with a shuffle; scuff.
noun
4.
a rough, confused struggle or fight.
5.
a shuffling: a scuffle of feet.
6.
Also called scuffle hoe. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
7.
(in tap dancing) a forward and backward movement of the foot.

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Scuffling is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1570–80; see scuff, -le

scuf·fler, noun
scuf·fling·ly, adverb


4. scrap, tussle, row.

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