ruff-scuff
Alteration of rough-scuff s.v. rough a. 21. (In quot. 1902, = poor fodder.)
| 1902 H. F. Day Pine Tree Ballads 4 Drat the man who feeds out ruff-scuff, wood and wire from the swale. 1936 N.Y. American 13 Aug. 17/1 There is a snug harbor..chivvied out of a city's ruff-scuff for dreamers. |