Definition of ruff

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Ruff (n.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.

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Cutter :: Cutter (n.) A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck..
Quellio :: Quellio (n.) A ruff for the neck.
Ruffed :: Ruffed (a.) Furnished with a ruff.
Partridge :: Partridge (n.) The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).
Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.
Woodruff :: Woodruff (n.) Alt. of Woodroo.
Cat''s-paw :: Cat's-paw (n.) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze..
Ruff :: Ruff (v. i. & t.) To trump.
Perigord Pie :: Perigord pie () A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures..
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder.
Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw together in a disorderly manner.
Hackster :: Hackster (n.) A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin.
Even :: Even (a.) Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper..
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