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Wrangling vs Shindy - What's the difference?

Wrangling | shindy |

As nouns the difference between Wrangling and shindy

is that Wrangling is contention; gainstriving while shindy is a shindig.

As a verb Wrangling

is .

Wrangling

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to .

Noun

(en noun)
  • contention; gainstriving
  • dispute; disputation; quarreling
  • a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)

    • shindy

    English

    Noun

    (shindies)
  • A shindig.
  • * 1939 , John Boynton Priestley, Let the People Sing
    • "Well, from what I hear," Dr. Buckie went on, complacently, "there'll be more shindies . So look out!"
  • (slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
    • (Thackeray)
  • hockey; shinney
    • (Bartlett)
  • (US, dialect, dated) A fancy or liking.
    • (Bartlett)