wraxle

intransitive verb

wrax·​le

ˈraksəl

wraxled; wraxled; wraxling

-s(ə)liŋ

; wraxles

dialectal

: wrestle

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wraxlen, from Old English wraxlian, wræxlian; akin to Old English wrǣstlian to wrestle

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