Tus"sle, n. A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.]

Tus"sock (?), n. [From Tuz.] [Written also tussuck.] 1. A tuft, as of

grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of

grass or sedge.

Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts.

Latimer.