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rough house
(rough house)
informal
, chiefly
North American
noun
a violent disturbance:
individual policemen may strike out in some after-hours pub rough house
verb
(
rough-house
)
[
no object
]
act in a boisterous, violent manner:
they rough-house on street corners
[
with object
]
handle (someone) roughly or violently:
he had them rough-housed by his servants
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