Dictionary.com defines "to roughhouse" as "to engage in rough, disorderly play." (A note in the entry says "especially indoors." ) With Joe on the Ponderosa, there were ample opportunities for roughhousing with his brothers...inside or outside!
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Here's the scenario from Ponderosa Matador that made Ben so unhappy. Joe was playing "bullfighter" with Hoss as the bull. He hadn't counted on the speed and impact of Hoss's charge!
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Joe landed behind Ben's desk and broke a bookcase (that must not have been a very solid bookcase! ). Hoss knocked down the stovepipe. Just in time for Senor Tenino and Delores's visit!
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