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Definition of Rassling
1. Noun. The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down.
Exact synonyms: Grappling, Wrestling
Generic synonyms: Contact Sport
Specialized synonyms: Flying Mare, Greco-roman Wrestling, Professional Wrestling, Sumo
Terms within: Wrestling Hold
Examples of category: Full Nelson, Takedown
Derivative terms: Grapple, Wrestle
Generic synonyms: Contact Sport
Specialized synonyms: Flying Mare, Greco-roman Wrestling, Professional Wrestling, Sumo
Terms within: Wrestling Hold
Examples of category: Full Nelson, Takedown
Derivative terms: Grapple, Wrestle
Definition of Rassling
1. Verb. (present participle of rassle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rassling
1. rassle [v] - See also: rassle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rassling
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Literary usage of Rassling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Americanisms: The English of the New World by Maximilian Schele De Vere (1872)
"If a combat really takes place, it may be a simple wrestling, which is often
pronounced rassling, not without good reason, ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"Bav. rassen, incitare; rass, Swab. ress, sharp in taste, pungent; zapf-rasser
wein, wine fresh from the tap; der rassling, agaricus deliciosus. ..."
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