ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE


Meaning of ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE in English

Function: adjective

Date: 1832

1 : marked by rough-and-tumble <grew up in a rough-and-tumble atmosphere ― E. J. Kahn> also : ROUGH-AND-READY

2 : put together haphazardly : MAKESHIFT <a rough-and-tumble fence>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.