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

Seesaw :: Seesaw (n.) Same as Crossruff.

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it..

Placid :: Placid (a.) Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.

Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc..

Ruffian :: Ruffian (v. i.) To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

Poking-stick :: Poking-stick (n.) A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal..

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird..

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name..

Ruffleless :: Ruffleless (a.) Having no ruffle.

Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle..

Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder.

Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led..

Partridge :: Partridge (n.) The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).

Dandruff :: Dandruff (n.) A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or particles..

Scuff :: Scuff (n.) The back part of the neck; the scruff.

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..

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