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What is "rough-house"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
rough-house

1887, "uproar, disturbance," from rough (adj.) + house (n.). The verb is first attested 1896. Related: Rough-housing.

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rough-house

n. (alternative spelling of roughhouse English)

WordNet
rough-house

v. treat in a rough or boisterous manner

Usage examples of "rough-house".

Saint had marked down the Calumet Club for something more drastic and profitable than a mere rough-house, and that idea, if it was ever to be materialized now, would have to be tackled all over again from the very beginning and a totally different angle.