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13:10 Oct 22, 2020 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / A historical detective novel set in New York in 1702 | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Yvonne Gallagher Ireland Local time: 07:50 | ||||||
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4 +6 | rowdy brawl/scuffle/fracas |
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4 +1 | Tussle |
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rowdy brawl/scuffle/fracas Explanation: "donnybrook might work as was used at that time https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/donnybr... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2020-10-22 13:21:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- basically people just wanting to get involved in a fisticuffs, general confrontation or skirmish word see3ms to have been coined by author but includes "bust" as in "bust your face/mug!" so meaning is clear -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2020-10-22 13:21:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- typo: seems |
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