affray
a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl.
Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place.
Archaic. to frighten.
Origin of affray
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How to use affray in a sentence
Some with fractured skulls were sent on board of us, which had been got in amorous affrays of that kind.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora | Edward EdwardsBut the most famous of Benton's affrays was that with Jackson himself, in 1813.
Thomas Hart Benton | Theodore RooseveltIt is not good to visit localities just after shooting affrays.
The Land of the Black Mountain | Reginald WyonThe contest between the merchant and his antagonist was not an exception to other affrays between their countrymen.
The Boy Slaves | Mayne ReidSometimes, indeed, it led to quite serious affrays if two parties met at a crossing.
A Little Girl in Old New York | Amanda Millie Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for affray
/ (əˈfreɪ) /
law a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place
(tr) archaic to frighten
Origin of affray
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