scuffle
v.— «“We’re down right now and scuffling. But, we’ll come back.” The Chiefs are sixth, one-half game out of fourth.» —“Chiefs drop 2; now 6th” in Charleston, West Virginia Syracuse Herald-Journal (New York) June 17, 1972. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Quiz Guy John Chaneski serves up a Common Bonds puzzle, in which the object is to guess the common idea in each of three things. For example, what’s the one word that connects a grade on a report card, USDA inspected beef, and an incline? This...
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