Definition of ruff

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Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..

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Ruffed :: Ruffed (imp. & p. p.) of Ruf.
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt..
Blacktail :: Blacktail (n.) A fish; the ruff or pope.
Discompose :: Discompose (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.
Cutter :: Cutter (n.) A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.
Jabot :: "Jabot (n.) Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt..
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it..
Pheasant :: Pheasant (n.) The ruffed grouse.
Pope :: Pope (n.) A fish; the ruff.
Band :: Band (v. t.) A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Dander :: Dander (n.) Dandruff or scurf on the head.
Ruffing :: Ruffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruf.
Gruff :: Gruff (superl.) Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it..
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..
Serene :: Serene (a.) Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul..
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..
Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze..
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