¦ noun
1. a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
2. an act or sound of moving in a scuffling manner.
¦ verb
1. engage in a scuffle.
2. move in a hurried, confused, or shuffling way.
Origin
C16: prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Swed.
skuffa 'to push'; related to
shove and
shuffle.