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Definition of: rough-and-tumble
(ruf′ən·tum′bəl) adjective
1. Disregarding all rules: said of a certain kind of fighting.
2. Scrambling; disorderly.
—noun
1. A fight disregarding procedure according to rule, or in which anything goes; also, a scuffle.
2. Rough or adventurous existence.
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