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tush (2)
tushy
tusk
tusk shell
Tuskegee
tusker
tussah
tussis
tussle
tussock
tussock grass
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tussore
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tussle

tus·sle [ túss'l ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle tus·sled, present participle tus·sling, 3rd person present singular tus·sles)
Definition:
 
have vigorous fight: to have a vigorous physical or verbal struggle with somebody



noun  (plural tus·sles)
Definition:
 
vigorous fight: a vigorous physical or verbal struggle

[15th century. Probably < N English dialect touse "pull about"]
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