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Scuffle - 1

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1616, OED Evaluation: N/A

A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.

ExampleMeaning
So Jeff drives Larry to his house which he 's been kicked out of because he had a scuffle with his wife.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: Finnigan Connor, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 17, Interview: 2003, Toronto
ExampleMeaning
A couple that are having a- a scuffle or whatever you want to call that.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: David Daniels, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 57, Interview: 2009, North Bay
ExampleMeaning
So I haven't have really any- I never had a- never had a scuffle with a teacher? No.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: Wallace McLean, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 33, Interview: 2009, North Bay
ExampleMeaning
Sure, there were your- there were minor scuffles here-and-there and so-on and so-forth.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: Lucianno Bananno, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 83, Interview: 2010, Timmins
ExampleMeaning
Or-this-sort-of-thing, or there might be a little scuffle in- in- over hockey or ball or-something.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: Bobby Hunter, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 72, Interview: 2011, Kirkland Lake
ExampleMeaning
So the referee comes in kicks my player out right? 'Cause I- I don't think there was a scuffle kicks her out, gives her a penalty for leaving the penalty-box too soon ah and roughing.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
But if it's just some scuffle you-know ah call it two, and sit them out for two, four minutes, whatever.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: Erin Regan, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 56, Interview: 2011, Kirkland Lake
ExampleMeaning
so Nicky tells a story one way and my other two friends so basically he gets in a fight with this guy, the scuffle occurs.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: Jack Gelbmann, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 25, Interview: 2011, Temiskaming Shores
ExampleMeaning
you're coming from Central and then you're a- you're- you're at Queen-Elizabeth, so there was probably a few ah, school ground scuffles and-that.
A scrambling fight; an encounter with much hustling and random exchange of blows; a tussle.
Speaker: Joe Dixon, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 51, Interview: 2011, Kirkland Lake
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