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rough-and-tumble definition

rough·-and-tumble (-tum′bəl)

adjective

violent and disorderly, with no concern for rules a rough-and-tumble fight

noun

a fight or struggle of this kind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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