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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..

Ruffianage :: Ruffianage (n.) Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians..

Blacktail :: Blacktail (n.) A fish; the ruff or pope.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca..

Ruffianly :: Ruffianly (a.) Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt..

Rabato :: Rabato (n.) A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.

Fall :: Fall (n.) Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule..

Bandbox :: Bandbox (n.) A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc..

Band :: Band (v. t.) A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Short-spoken :: Short-spoken (a.) Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence, gruff; curt..

Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..

Scruff :: Scruff (n.) Scurf.

Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air..

Woodruff :: Woodruff (n.) Alt. of Woodroo.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent..

Ruffianlike :: Ruffianlike (a.) Ruffianly.

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

Ruffian :: Ruffian (n.) A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour..

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