- (n.) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.
- (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck.
- (v.i.&t.) To trump.
- (n.) A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.
- (n.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round or on, the neck of a bird.
- (n.) Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name.
- (n.) Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.
- (n.) Alternative of Ruffe.
- (n.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.
- (v.t.) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
- (n.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.
- (n.) An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.
- (v.t.) To ruffle; to disorder.
- (n.) The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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