I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: probably from rough (IV)
: rough, disorderly, and hazardous fighting or struggling with much random knocking about and no holds barred : scuffle , free-for-all
could have handled him in a rough-and-tumble — Elmer Davis
a rough-and-tumble among the boys in the playground
the rough-and-tumble of frontier life
the rough-and-tumble of politics
II. adjective
1. : marked by or suited for rough-and-tumble : roughly vigorous
a good rough-and-tumble fight
grew up in a rough-and-tumble atmosphere — E.J.Kahn
stands up to rough-and-tumble wear — New York Times Magazine
2. : put together haphazardly : makeshift
a rough-and-tumble fence