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Strugling, -yng, Strugilling, vbl. n. Also: struglein, strougling. [ME and e.m.E. struglyng (Chaucer), strogelynge (Trevisa), strugling (1592); Struggill v.] The action of contending physically or grappling (with another); wrestling. Also, an instance of this, a physical struggle. — 1513 Doug. iii iv 138.
Palestral play … Nakyt wreslyng and struglyng [Sm. strougling] 1653 Ellon Par. 110.
[They] did acknowledg their sinn in profanation of the Lord's day by strugling 1670 Rothesay B. Rec. 197.
Adame Kelburne and John Ker Jonsone being conveanit for struglein and strecking utheris — 1600 Crim. Trials II 183.
Heiring ane strugling and dyn of mennis feitt, he ran [etc.] 1625 Justiciary Cases I 21.
Gif in the strugilling the defunct gat ony hurt, it man be imput to himselff 1631 Justiciary Cases I 165.
Gif ony hurt was gottin be the persewer it proceidit of ane strugilling or warsilling
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