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roughscuff

roughscuff noun: the lowest class of people; the rabble.

Noun

roughscuff (uncountable)

  1. (US, informal) The lowest class of people; the rabble.

Origin of roughscuff

From rough + scuff.

Questions about roughscuff

What does roughscuff mean?
Roughscuff means the lowest class of people; the rabble.
What part of speech is roughscuff?
Roughscuff is a noun.

Words near roughscuff in the dictionary

  1. roughs
  2. roughs it
  3. roughs out
  4. roughs up
  5. roughs up the bullpen
  6. roughscuff
  7. roughsetter
  8. roughsetters
  9. roughshod
  10. roughsome
  11. roughspun

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