Definitions for touse

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Spelling: [touz; Scot. tooz, toos]
IPA: /taʊz; Scot. tuz, tus/

Touse is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 54 anagrams from letters in touse (eostu).

Definitions for touse

noun

  1. a commotion; rumpus.

verb (used with object)

  1. to handle roughly; dishevel.

verb (used without object)

  1. to struggle; tussle.

Origin of touse

1250-1300; Middle English -t(o)usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb first recorded in the early 16th century); cognate with Old Frisian tūsen to rend, German zausen to to

Examples for touse

Now you'd better go out and find the man that started all this touse about a leadin' citizen.

Douse, or touse s.  a smart blow, particularly on the face, ex.

Ned, my boy, just tumble sleepy-headed Charlie there out of his comfortable nap, and touse him into his waking senses again.

He gen'rally stirred up the most of his touse In hustling to save the outside of the house.

Word Value for touse
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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