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tussling

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Main Entry:
2tussle
Function:
intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
tus·sled; tus·sling Listen to the pronunciation of tussling \-s(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:
Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English -tusen, -tousen to tousle — more at touse
Date:
1638
: to struggle roughly : scuffle
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