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Definition scuffle

Etymology 1

Possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish skuff (“a push”) and skuffa (“to push”), from the Proto-Germanic base *skuf- (sku?).

Noun

scuffle (plural scuffles)

1. A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
2. (archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.

Verb

scuffle (third-person singular simple present scuffles, present participle scuffling, simple past and past participle scuffled)

1. (intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
2. (intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.
3. (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

Etymology 2

A borrowing from Dutch schoffel.

Noun

scuffle (plural scuffles)

1. A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling.

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