scuffle

A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

The Dog leaps upon the Serpent, and Tears it to Pieces; but in the Scuffle the Cradle happen'd to be Overturn'd: […]

It appears the Company had received news that one of their captains had been killed in a scuffle with the natives.

Poverty; struggle.

But even on the scuffle / The cleaner's press was in my jeans

A child's pinafore or bib.

To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

Certainly a gallant man had rather fight to great diſadvantages for number and place in the field in an orderly way, then ſcuffle with an undiſciplined rabble.

To walk with a shuffling gait.

But shiftings and readjustments ensued, as they are sure to do with a walking-party. Cope presently found himself scuffling through the thin grass and the briery thickets alongside the young business-man.

To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

Once a good friend of mine, a fine hoofer who was having trouble getting bookings, ran up to that tree, gave it a big smack, and yelled “Lawd please make me a pimp, any kind of a pimp, long as I’m pimpin’. I’m tired of scufflin’ and my feet are too long outa work.”

A type of hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling, with a sharp blade parallel with the worked surface; an instance of this type.

Near-synonyms: collinear hoe, collineal hoe (loosely synonymous)