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scuf·fle¹ (sk

intr.v. scuf·fled, scuf·fling, scuf·fles

1. To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

2. To shuffle.

A rough disorderly struggle at close quarters.

[Probably frequentative of scuff.]

scuffler n.

scuf·fle² (sk

A hoe that is manipulated by pushing or pulling. Also called Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe.

[Dutch schoffel, hoe for weeding, from Middle Dutch, hoe, shovel.]

Translations

scuffling [ˈskʌflɪŋ] adj [noise, sound] → furtif/ive

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