a small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.-to skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight.-to contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle.-to move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame.-a skirmish; an encounter.-a fight with stones between two parties of boys.-a wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry contention.