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Ruff

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Noun

frill ruff

Definition: an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

choker ruff ruffle neck ruff

Definition: a high tight collar

ruff Philomachus pugnax

Definition: common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

ruff trumping

Definition: (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

Definition: A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

Definition: Alternative spelling of ruffe: a small freshwater fish of the genus Gymnocephalus; specifically the Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua or Gymnocephalus cernuus) which has spiny fins; the pope.

Definition: An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.

Definition: A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

Verb

trump ruff

Definition: play a trump

Definition: To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.

Definition: To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).

Definition: To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.

Adjective

Definition: Alternative spelling of rough.

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