I. ˈtə-səl noun
Date: 1629
1. : a physical contest or struggle : scuffle
2. : an intense argument, controversy, or struggle
II. intransitive verb
( tus·sled ; tus·sling -s(ə-)liŋ)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English -tusen, -tousen to tousle — more at touse
Date: 1638
: to struggle roughly : scuffle