ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE


Meaning of ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE in English

I. -ˈtəm-bəl noun

Date: 1792

: rough disorderly unrestrained fighting or struggling ; also : infighting

II. 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.