- dustup
- noun Date: 1897 row, fight
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dustup
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dustup — dust up n. an angry dispute. Syn: quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run in. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dustup — (n.) fight, 1897, from DUST (Cf. dust) + UP (Cf. up); perhaps from dust confusion, disturbance (1590s). To dust (someone s) coat was ironical for to beat (someone) soundly (1680s) … Etymology dictionary
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dustup — dust•up [[t]ˈdʌstˌʌp[/t]] n. a quarrel; argument; row • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
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