/ ˈtʌsl; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
tussle (for / over sth) a short struggle, fight or argument especially in order to get sth :
He was injured during a tussle for the ball.
➡ note at fight
■ verb
[ v ] to fight or compete with sb/sth, especially in order to get sth :
The children were tussling with one another for the ball.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a verb, originally Scots and northern English ): perhaps a diminutive of dialect touse handle roughly of Germanic origin and related to German zausen .