What is "toughs"

Usage examples of "toughs".

Street toughs learned quickly that he who assaulted me during daylight hours would end up a bloody smear along an alley at night.

Yeah, street toughs with more chrome than your average kitchen still lurked on street corners and in shadows.

However, Alaire could not ignore the possibility that he could be singled out by young toughs looking for a fight.

Given the skill Alaire had seen him display so far, he came to the conclusion the Crown Prince could have killed all of the toughs by now, if he had truly wanted to.