Definition of ruff

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Ruff (n.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle..

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Discompose :: Discompose (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.
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..
Rowdy :: Rowdy (n.) One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow..
Placid :: Placid (a.) Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.
Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..
Scruff :: Scruff (n.) Scurf.
Ruffe :: Ruffe (n.) A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, / striped, perch..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.
Blackguardism :: Blackguardism (n.) The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.
Ruff :: Ruff (v. i. & t.) To trump.
Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
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..
Hackster :: Hackster (n.) A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin.
Scurf :: Scurf (n.) Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff..
Dander :: Dander (n.) Dandruff or scurf on the head.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Fall :: Fall (n.) Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule..
Dandruff :: Dandruff (n.) A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or particles..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
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