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Where does “scuffler” come from?

scuffler (English) comes from English scuffle, from Dutch schoffel, from Middle Dutch schoffel, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.

scuffler (English): One who scuffles; An agricultural implement...

Definitions

  1. One who scuffles; An agricultural implement...

Ancestry of “scuffler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscuffleA rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close...
2Dutchschoffelhoe; shovel
3Middle Dutchschoffelshovel
4Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
5Proto-Germanicskublō—
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