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affray

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af·fray  (-fr)
n.
A noisy quarrel or brawl.
tr.v. af·frayed, af·fray·ing, af·frays Archaic
To frighten.
[Middle English, from Old French effrei, esfrei, from esfraier, esfreer, to disturb; see pr- in Indo-European roots.]
affray
Noun
Brit, Austral & NZ a noisy fight in a public place [Vulgar Latin exfridare (unattested) to break the peace]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.affrayaffray - noisy quarrel
altercation, fracas
dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
batrachomyomachia - a silly altercation
2.affray - a noisy fight
fray, ruffle, disturbance
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Translations
Spanish affray [əˈfreɪ] n → refriega, reyerta
French affray [əˈfreɪ] n (Brit) (Law) → échauffourée f, rixe f
German affray [əˈfreɪ] (Brit) n → Schlägerei f
Italian affray [əˈfreɪ] n (BRIT ) (LAW) → rissa
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We cannot but remark that both in this affair and that of Pierre's Hole the affray commenced by a hostile act on the part of white men at the moment when the Indian warrior was extending the hand of amity.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
, in an affray near Carthage, Leake county, Mississippi, between James Cottingham and John Wilburn, the latter was shot by the former, and so horribly wounded, that there was no hope of his recovery.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
What affray was that in which you bruised with a cudgel a little vicomte, Albert de Ramonchamp?
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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