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SCUFFLE
scramble, scuffle
(noun) an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble
(noun) disorderly fighting
scuffle, scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe
(noun) a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
scuffle, tussle
(verb) fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; “the drunken men started to scuffle”
shuffle, scuffle, shamble
(verb) walk by dragging one’s feet; “he shuffled out of the room”; “We heard his feet shuffling down the hall”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
scuffle (plural scuffles)
A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
(archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.
Verb
scuffle (third-person singular simple present scuffles, present participle scuffling, simple past and past participle scuffled)
(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
(intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.
(slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.
Etymology 2
Noun
scuffle (plural scuffles)
A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling.
Synonyms
• (Dutch hoe): scuffle hoe
Source: Wiktionary
Scuf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffling.] Etym: [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel, and E. shuffle, shove. See Shove, and cf. Shuffle.]
1. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
2. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard. A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble. Eikon Basilike.
Scuf"fle, n.
1. A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters.
2. Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight. The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to pieces; but in the scuffle the cradle happened to be overturned. L'Estrange.
3. A child's pinafore or bib. [Prov. Eng.]
4. A garden hoe. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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