† cufflev.
Obsolete. rare.
? = scuffle v.1
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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move with urgent speed > go in disorderly haste
tumble1590
cuffle1596
bundle1787
scuffle1838
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iv. sig. D6v Now cuffling [1611, 1617 cuffiing] close, now chacing to and fro. View more context for this quotation
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