Adjective: rough-and-tumble 'rúf un 'túm-bul
- Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules
"a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics";
- bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled
- 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