BRAWL, BRAWLER, BRAWLING
ADJECTIVES
1623 ► RIXOSOUS given to brawling, pugnacious, quarrelsome → obs.
1905 ► RAMSACKING brawling, riotous → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1548 ► GARBOIL a brawl, a hubbub, a commotion → obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs.
1577 ► BRABBLE a brawl, a skirmish, or petty war → obs.
1623 ► RIXATION a brawl, a quarrel; the act of scolding or brawling → obs.
..18C ► FRATCH a brawl, a wrangle; a scolding match, a disagreement, a quarrel, a dispute → chiefly Eng. dial.
1768 ► SCASH a brawl, a quarrel, a dispute → Sc.
1816 ► SET-TO a brawl, a fight; fighting → sl.
1827 ► YATTER a brawling, scolding, grumbling, continual railing or carping → Sc. & Eng. dial.
.M19 ► MIX a brawl, a fight → US sl.
1852 ► DONNYBROOK a brawl, a big argument
1885 ► GURRY a brawl, a loud, angry disputation; a dog fight → Sc.
1885 ► GURRY-WURRY a brawl, a loud, angry disputation; a dog fight → Sc.
1887 ► ROUGH HOUSE a brawl, fighting; a fight → sl.
1889 ► ROUGH-UP a brawl, fighting; a fight → sl.
1890 ► RUCKUS → RUKUS a brawl, fighting; a fight → sl., chiefly US
1893 ► STOUCH → STOUSH a brawl, fighting → Aust. & NZ sl.
1894 ► MIX-UP a brawl, a fistfight → Amer. sl.
1897 ► DUST-UP a brawl, a fight; a quarrel, a disturbance → colloq.
..L19 ► OUT-AND-OUT a brawl, a fistfight → US sl.
..L19 ► OUT-AND-OUTER a brawl, a fistfight → US sl.
..20C ► BOWL-OVER a brawl, a fight → Aust. sl.
1904 ► SCRAWL a brawl, a quarrel → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1910 ► LICKING-MATCH a brawl → W. Indies sl.
1916 ► SCHEMOZZLE → SCHIMOZZLE → SCHLEMOZZLE → SHELMOZZLE → SHEMOZZLE → SHIMOZZLE a brawl; a commotion → sl.
1927 ► UP-AND-A-DOWNER a brawl, a fight → sl.
1927 ► UP-AND-DOWNER a brawl, a fight → sl.
1927 ► UPPER AND DOWNER a brawl, a fight → sl.
1930 ► YIKE a brawl, a fight; an argument, a dispute → Aust. sl.
1935 ► RAMMY a brawl, a general fight; a scuffle; a violent disturbance or commotion; a noisy argument; a row → Sc. sl.
1936 ► GARBEL a brawl, an uproar, din, noise → Sc. obs.
1937 ► SORT-OUT a brawl, a fight; fighting → sl.
1940 ► BRANNIGAN a brawl or violent argument → Amer. sl.
1943 ► BLUE a brawl, a fight; an argument, a quarrel → Aust. & NZ sl.
1950 ► HOEDOWN a riotous fight; a brawl → US sl.
1955 ► PUNCH-UP a brawl, a fistfight → sl.
1958 ► AXE-HANDLE PARTY → AX-HANDLE PARTY a brawl → Amer. dial., loggers’ usage
1965 ► IRISH BRAWL a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it → Amer. dial.
1965 ► IRISH FAIR a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it → Amer. dial.
1965 ► IRISH FIGHT a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it → Amer. dial.
1967 ► THUMP-UP a brawl, a fight; fighting → Brit. sl.
1969 ► PUNCH-OUT a brawl, a fistfight
1999 ► ROUGH-UP a noisy brawl → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1386 ► CHIDESTER a woman who brawls, chides, or scolds → obs.
1440 ► BARATOUR → BARETOUR → BARRATER → BARRATOR a person given to brawling and riot; a quarrelsome person; a rowdy → obs.
1781 ► MOUSE a woman, esp. a prostitute, arrested for brawling or disorderly conduct → police sl. obs.
1820 ► FRAMPLER a brawler; a rowdy, quarrelsome person → Sc.
1825 ► BELLONIE a brawling, noisy woman → Sc. obs.
1831 ► BAD HAT an habitual brawler; a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker → sl.
1848 ► BAD ACTOR an habitual brawler; a person who behaves immorally; an aggressive troublemaker; → sl.
1866 ► GLUFFIS → GLUFFUS a brawling, boisterous person → Sc. (Bk.)
1868 ► SCOURGE a brawling, domineering woman → Sc.
1881 ► TARLACK → TARLOCH a brawling, sturdy, brawling woman; a dirty female tatterdemalion → Eng. dial.
1883 ► BAD CROWD an habitual brawler; an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a troublemaker → US sl.
1893 ► HECKLER a female brawler or a scold; a bad-mouthed woman → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1959 ► KAIL-WIFE a brawling, coarse woman → Sc.
1972 ► BOGART a brawler; a strong, physically aggressive or bullying person → Amer. dial.
1996 ► ZAMIETESS a brawling, tough, noisy woman → W. Indies sl.
VERBS
1530 ► BRABBLE to brawl; to squabble; to wrangle; to quarrel about trifles, to quarrel noisily → obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs.
1600 ► BARRAT to brawl; to quarrel → obs.
1808 ► GALLYIE to brawl; to roar, to scold → Sc. obs.
1825 ► GARBEL to make a brawling, scolding noise → Sc., obs.
1825 ► GARBOIL to make a brawling, scolding noise → Sc.
1832 ► RANDY to brawl; to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1900 ► GELLIE to brawl; to roar, to scold → Sc. (Bk.)
1924 ► TANGLE PANTLEGS to brawl → Amer. sl.
1952 ► SNAP ASSES to brawl → Amer. sl.
1952 ► SNAP ASSHOLES to brawl → Amer. sl.
1953 ► LOCK ASSES to brawl; to fight, to argue → Amer. sl.
1957 ► TANGLE ASSHOLES to brawl, to tangle → Amer. sl.
1972 ► STACK ASSES to thrash opponents, as in a brawl; to employ violence → Amer. sl.
1975 ► CROSS ASSHOLES to brawl, to fight → Amer. sl.
1975 ► LOCK ASSHOLES to brawl, to fight → Amer. sl.