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tussle

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tus⋅sle

  [tuhs-uhl] verb, -sled, -sling, noun
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–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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME (north and Scots) tusillen, deriv. (see -le ) of tusen to touse
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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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Word Origin & History

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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