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rough-house

rough-house is the alternative spelling of roughhouse.

Meaning of roughhouse

Noun

roughhouse (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Rowdy behavior.

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Questions about rough-house

What is rough-house the alternative spelling of?
Rough-house is the alternative spelling of roughhouse.

Words near rough-house in the dictionary

  1. rough-hewing
  2. rough-hewn
  3. rough-hews
  4. rough-hound
  5. rough-hounds
  6. rough-house
  7. rough-leaf false vervain
  8. rough-legged
  9. rough-legged buzzard
  10. rough-legged buzzards
  11. rough-legged hawk

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