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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
skirmish/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/

▶noun an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies. ▶verb engage in a skirmish.

– derivatives
skirmisher noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. eskirmiss-, lengthened stem of eskirmir, from a Gmc verb meaning ‘defend’.

'skirmish' also found in these Oxford entries:

chivvy - incident - pitched battle - rencounter - scaramouch - scrimmage

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