See Also: tussle(dictionary)
tussle 1, noun(dictionary)
tussle 2, verb(dictionary)

tussle (iou)



tussle verb & noun. LME.
[App. orig. Scot. & north., perh. from TOUSE: see -LE3. Cf. TOUSLE.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Pull or push about roughly, hustle; engage in a scuffle with. Now rare. LME.
verb intrans. Struggle in a vigorous but confused or inconclusive way; engage in a scuffle together or with. M17.
Running Saleh and Dinsamo tussled for the lead between 35 and 40 km. J. Trollope In the back seat..the boys tussled mildly together.
b. noun. A vigorous but confused or inconclusive struggle or conflict; a scuffle. E17.
Times Tempers fray in tussle between home loan chiefs and Government. M. Dibdin The bill, over which she and Jenny had a gentle tussle won by the younger woman.