scuffle
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L327327 on Wikidata ↗verb
- fight
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈskʌfəl/
noun
Etymology: The noun is a borrowing from Dutch schoffel; the English verb arose via subsequent verbification within English but is also parallel with Dutch schoffelen.
- A type of hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling, with a sharp blade parallel with the worked surface; an instance of this type.
“Near-synonyms: collinear hoe, collineal hoe (loosely synonymous)”
verb
Etymology: The noun is a borrowing from Dutch schoffel; the English verb arose via subsequent verbification within English but is also parallel with Dutch schoffelen.
- To work the soil surface for weeding, etc.
“Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) scarify, cultivate, grub; weed”