Verb (used with object) : to roughhouse the cat. From Dictionary.com.
If it turned into a rough-house later someone tell me - I've still got the video. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-10-24] Reference
Don't you think coming up here and trying to rough-house me is worth a year or two?. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
The sardine-car is the best genteel imitation of a rough-house that has ever been invented. From Wordnik.com. [The Silly Syclopedia] Reference
That Spot was only three days in coming back, and, as usual, celebrated his arrival with a rough-house. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
DAVID LETTERMAN, TALK HOW HOST: My son comes up to me and he says, "Daddy, would you like to rough-house?". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2006] Reference
He is gentle enough to watch over the kittens, and even when they rough-house with him, he is still so gentle. From Wordnik.com. [THE PERFECT CAT - STERLING] Reference
So that, while the boy who does not play "snappy" and hard cannot rank high, neither can the boy who plays "rough-house.". From Wordnik.com. [The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work] Reference
If you think political debate can be rough-house knock-down drag-out tussle, just try discussing music with musicians sometime. From Wordnik.com. [Right Wing Attacks Live Earth...and misses by a Planet] Reference
"Don't you start no rough-house here, Mis 'Tutts.". From Wordnik.com. [The Lady Doc] Reference
And then come to my room and rough-house things, eh?. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets] Reference
"What's the good of getting rough-house," he complained. From Wordnik.com. [Never-Fail Blake] Reference
"There's no use pulling off a rough-house," he counselled. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 30] Reference
Oh, I know you, but you can't make no rough-house with me. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 34] Reference
"It's the biggest rough-house I ever saw," Billy confided to. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
In about two seconds there was the biggest kind of a rough-house. From Wordnik.com. [Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California] Reference
My father had saved his life one rough-house night in Valparaiso. From Wordnik.com. [A Son Of The Sun] Reference
I do not know if any of those would make a noise and rough-house. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Visits America] Reference
"It was just a little rough-house, that's all," said the Tottenhot. From Wordnik.com. [The Patchwork Girl of Oz]
So as soon as I'd come home and had my usual rough-house session with. From Wordnik.com. [Torchy As A Pa] Reference
Said he liked things lively, but there was altogether too much rough-house on. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."] Reference
Payback, Avery, Armstrong and another rough-house game was expected Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
Despite that, the chassis doesn't flail around if you force it to rough-house. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
"Startin 'to be rough-house all over again, huh?" grunted Switzer vindictively. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Party] Reference
"What's been the rough-house?" inquired one of the policemen, mildly interested. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince and Betty] Reference
There's no room for this kind of rough-house physical contact on a football field. From Wordnik.com. [NBC Washington - Top Stories] Reference
"Can't a fellow ask a question or two without you starting such a rough-house as this?". From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets] Reference
They're goin 'to have beer, an' if that Temescal bunch comes, there'll be a rough-house. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
"Is it a gen'ral rough-house number," says I, "or have the suffragettes broke loose again?". From Wordnik.com. [Torchy] Reference
Accusations of rough-house tactics from Bradley were at the centre of the post-fight analysis. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
This house is not intended to be a rough-house, "protested. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods] Reference
"We don't aim to let you start any rough-house with us, Jerry. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirate Shark] Reference
"Outside are massing all the elements of a know-nothing, rough-house mêlée. From Wordnik.com. [All-Wool Morrison] Reference
A bruise that Leonie had given her when they were having a bit of a rough-house. From Wordnik.com. [L'Assommoir] Reference
I was brought up nice, no rough-house or ---- Say, did you folks come to see the gold-mine? ". From Wordnik.com. [Free Air] Reference
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