TOUSE


Meaning of TOUSE in English

/towz/ ; Scot. /toohz, toohs/ , v. , toused, tousing , n. Chiefly Brit. Dial.

v.t.

1. to handle roughly; dishevel.

v.i.

2. to struggle; tussle.

n.

3. a commotion; rumpus.

[ 1250-1300; ME -t ( o ) usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb first recorded in the early 16th century); c. OFris tusen to rend, G zausen to tousle ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .