wrastle

Or ras·sle,

[ras-uhl]

verb (used with or without object)

wrastled, wrastling 

1. wrestle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrastle¹

1200–50; Middle English wrastlen, variant of wrestlen to wrestle

Example Sentences

So Master Demi early discovered that when he undertook to ‘wrastle’ with ‘Parpar’, he always got the worst of it, yet like the Englishman, baby respected the man who conquered him, and loved the father whose grave “No, no,” was more impressive than all Mamma’s love pats.

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They are fit for any thing: They'll wait upon a man, they are not bashful, Carry his Cloak, or unty his points, or any thing, Drink drunk, and take Tobacco; the familiar'st fools— This wench will leap over Stools too, and sound a Trumpet, Wrastle, and pitch the Bar; they are finely brought up.

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Mamma thought the dear too young to be taught to conquer his prejudices, but papa believed that it never was too soon to learn obedience; so Master Demi early discovered that when he undertook to "wrastle" with "parpar," he always got the worst of it; yet, like the Englishman, Baby respected the man who conquered him, and loved the father whose grave "No, no," was more impressive than all mamma's love-pats.

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A pain is said to ‘wrastle,’ or shoot and burn.

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I had to hire men and fire 'em, wrastle with the Spanish language, keep books, keep my temper, learn what a day's work meant, learn to handle a team, get the boys to pull together, and last, but not least, try to get the best of that cussed horse, Archie.

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