单词 | rough and tumbling |
释义 | rough and tumblingn. Originally U.S. Boxing. The action of participating in rough and tumble (see rough and tumble n. 1); playful roughhousing. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > haphazard or random rough and tumbling1808 rough and tumble1840 1808 T. Ashe Trav. Amer. 1806 I. 296 No fighting, no racing, no rough and tumbling, or anything to be observed but industry. 1931 Jrnl. Mammalogy 12 367 One young mink would stalk the other and then pounce upon the unsuspecting 'victim'. Then the rough and tumbling would commence. 2001 M. M. Smith Old South iv. 101 Individuals like Fithian's young gentlemen became less inclined to engage in rough-and-tumbling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808 |
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