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tus⋅sle
[tuhs-uh
l] 
verb, -sled, -sling, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle. |
–noun
| 2. | a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle. |
| 3. | any vigorous or determined struggle, conflict, etc.: I had quite a tussle with that chemistry exam. |
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| tus·sle (tŭs'əl) intr.v. tus·sled, tus·sling, tus·sles To struggle roughly; scuffle. n. A rough or vigorous struggle; a scuffle. [Middle English tussillen, frequentative of -tousen, to pull roughly.] |
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Tussle
Tus"sle\, v. i. & t. [See Tousle.] To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with. [Colloq.]Tussle
Tus"sle\, n. A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.]
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tussle (v.)
c.1470, Scottish and northern English variant of touselen (see tousle). The noun is first recorded 1629 but rare before 19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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