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Adjective: rough-and-tumble  'rúf un 'túm-bul
  1. Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules
    "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics";
    - bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled
Noun: rough-and-tumble  'rúf un 'túm-bul
  1. Disorderly fighting
    "The children got into a rough-and-tumble over the last piece of candy";
    - hassle [N. Amer, informal], scuffle, tussle, dogfight

See also: disorderly

Type of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap

Encyclopedia: Rough-and-tumble