Definition of ruff

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Ruff (n.) Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.

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Seesaw :: Seesaw (n.) Same as Crossruff.
Rufflement :: Rufflement (n.) The act of ruffling.
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder.
Placid :: Placid (a.) Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.
Plait :: Plait (v. t.) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle..
Dander :: Dander (n.) Dandruff or scurf on the head.
Ruffled :: Ruffled (imp. & p. p.) of Ruffl.
Apathy :: Apathy (n.) Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, / Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Poking-stick :: Poking-stick (n.) A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs..
Discompose :: Discompose (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.
Swinecase :: Swinebread (n.) The truffle.
Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc..
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.
Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream..
Partridge :: Partridge (n.) The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).
Desperado :: Desperado (n.) A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions, and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
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