set-to

[ set-too ]

/ ˈsɛtˌtu /

a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.

Words nearby set-to

First recorded in 1735–45; noun use of verb phrase set to

But that was all like playing skretch-cradle to our set-to last night in the dark.
Fix Bay'nets|George Manville Fenn
What police had had the set-to with the crowd at the Fort Wayne depot?
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various
Soon Billy happened in at the same place, and a set-to occurred at sight, in which the average was no disarranged.
Romance of California Life|John Habberton
So saying, she flourished her duster as if about to set-to again.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. Surtees

Went to the chapel last night, I understand, and he and dad had a set-to.
Keziah Coffin|Joseph C. Lincoln