TOUSLE


Meaning of TOUSLE in English

[ 'taʊz(ə)l ]

■ verb [usu. as adjective ~d ] make (something, especially a person's hair) untidy.

Origin

ME: frequentative of dialect touse 'handle roughly', of Gmc origin; cf. tussle .

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