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warsle

verb war·sle \ ˈwä(r)-səl \
variants: or warstle

Definition of warsle

warsled or warstled; warsling or warstling; warsles or warstles
Scotland
: wrestle, struggle
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warsle

noun, Scotland

Origin and Etymology of warsle

Middle English werstelen, warstelen, alteration of wrestlen, wrastlen

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