scruffle

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scruffle

/ˈskɹʌfəl/

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noun scruffles

Northern England, UK, dialectal A scuffle; a physical fight or struggle.

verb scruffles · scruffling · scruffled

Northern England, UK, dialectal, transitive To scuffle; to wrestle.

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@misc{scruffle_2026,
  title = {scruffle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scruffle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}