I. ˈrəf-ˌhau̇s noun
Date: 1887
: violence or rough boisterous play
II. -ˌhau̇s, -ˌhau̇z verb
( rough·housed ; rough·hous·ing )
Date: 1902
transitive verb
: to treat in a boisterously rough manner
intransitive verb
: to engage in roughhouse
I. ˈrəf-ˌhau̇s noun
Date: 1887
: violence or rough boisterous play
II. -ˌhau̇s, -ˌhau̇z verb
( rough·housed ; rough·hous·ing )
Date: 1902
transitive verb
: to treat in a boisterously rough manner
intransitive verb
: to engage in roughhouse
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003