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▪ I. tussle, n.|ˈtʌs(ə)l|
Forms: see tussle v.
[f. tussle v. Rare in literary use before 19th c.]
A vigorous or disorderly conflict; a severe struggle, a hard contest; a scuffle. a. in physical sense; † in quot. 1629, an assault (obs.).
1629in Picton L'pool Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 232 Wee present Hugh Houghton for a tusle upon Mr. Ballive Chantrell. 1749Fielding Tom Jones ix. iv, I hate to see two people bear ill-will to one another, after they have had a tussel. 1818Scott Hrt. Midl. li, It is some comfort, when one has had a sair tussle..that it is in a fair leddy's service. 1848Clough Bothie i. 146 Where the life and the strength came out in the tug and the tussle. 1851Borrow Lavengro lxxxii. (1893) 318, I put myself into a posture which I deemed the best both for offence and defence, and the tuzzle commenced. 1862Smiles Engineers III. 31 There was a terrible tussle and worrying between the dogs.
b. in figurative sense: esp. a sharp and determined contention or dispute.
1857Dickens Lett. (1880) II. 23, I hope you have seen my tussle with the ‘Edinburgh’ [Review]. 1883C. F. Adams College Fetich 11 An experience in the tussle of life. 1884Pall Mall G. 17 July 2/1 The prospect of a tussle with the Peers.
▪ II. tussle, v.|ˈtʌs(ə)l|
Forms: 5 tussill, 6–7 tusle, 6–9 tussel, 8–9 tustle, 9 tussell, tussle, tuzzle.
[Orig. app. Sc. and northern; prob. dim. or freq. of touse v.: cf. tousle, in north. dial. toozle.]
1. trans. To pull or push about roughly, to hustle; to struggle or contend roughly with, to engage in a tussle with. Now rare.
c1470Henryson Mor. Fab. ix. (Wolf & Fox) xvii, I trow, ye haif bene tussillit with sum tyke. 1573G. Harvey Letter-bk. (Camden) 18 Sum of them..hath baitid and tuslid and chasid me. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), To Tustle, to rumple, ruffle, or touze. 1775S. J. Pratt Liberal Opin. lxxii. (1783) III. 34 The maid opened the door..and then we tussel'd her against the door-post. 1858Carlyle Fredk. Gt. vii. vi. (1872) II. 318 His Majesty hustled and tussled the unfortunate Crown-Prince.
2. intr. To struggle or contend in a vigorous and determined way; to wrestle confusedly; to scuffle.
a. in physical sense.
1638in Picton L'pool Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 232 Wee present..Iane Ireland and Elizabeth Ireland for tusling and scolding one uppon another. 1719D'Urfey Pills III. 322 These sons of him That hurls the bolt trisulcate..Did tustle with red-ey'd pole-cat. 1836Marryat Japhet xxvi, I tussled with the man until my coat and shirt were torn. 1852Fraser's Mag. XLVI. 95 When..fairly hooked, he shakes his head, tuzzles a little at the line, and..slips away.
b. in fig. use.
1862H. Marryat Year in Sweden I. 425 The Catholics tustled with the Reformed clergy for the pulpit. 1864John Greswold I. 187 That..bitter thought..tussles hard with ones fortitude. 1897N.Y. Voice 18 Mar. 8/2 The new tariff bill with which the extra session of Congress will tussle and pass, is said to be in the main a restoration of the McKinley tariff of 1890.
Hence ˈtussling vbl. n. and ppl. a.; also † ˈtusslement, an act of tussling, an assault (obs.).
1597Salford Portmote Rec. (1902) 3 Adam Pilkington and Isabell Traves made an affraye or tusselment. 1844Kinglake Eöthen xxvii. (1878) 352 Forest trees, tall and stately..yet lead a tussling life of it below. 1858Carlyle Fredk. Gt. iii. xvi. (1872) I. 240 The innumerable sanguinary tussellings of this War.
▪ III. tussle
var. tuscle Obs., tusk. |