ruffed
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adjective
displaying or wearing a ruff.
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noun
1.
a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2.
something resembling such a piece in form or position.
3.
a collar, or set of lengthened or specially marked hairs or feathers, on the neck of an animal.
4.
5.
Alaska and Northern Canada. a fringe of fur around the edge of a parka hood or along the edges of a jacket.
verb (used with object)
6.
tease ( def 3 ).
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Ruffed
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noun
1.
an act or instance of trumping when one cannot follow suit.
2.
an old game of cards, resembling whist.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to trump when unable to follow suit.
Origin:
1580–90; probably < French ro(u)ffle; cognate with Italian ronfa a card game, probably < German Trumpf trump1
1580–90; probably < French ro(u)ffle; cognate with Italian ronfa a card game, probably < German Trumpf trump1
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ruff1 (rʌf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a circular pleated, gathered, or fluted collar of lawn, muslin, etc, often starched or wired, worn by both men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 2. | zoology a natural growth of long or coloured hair or feathers around the necks of certain animals or birds |
| 3. | a. an Old World shore bird, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers in the breeding season: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes |
| b. Compare reeve the male of this bird | |
| [C16: back formation from | |
| 'rufflike1 | |
| —adj | |
| ruff3 (rʌf) | |
| —n | |
| another name for roughie | |
| ruffe or ruff (rʌf) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: pope a European freshwater teleost fish, Acerina cernua, having a single spiny dorsal fin: family Percidae (perches) | |
| [C15: perhaps an alteration of | |
| ruff or ruff | |
| —n | |
| [C15: perhaps an alteration of | |
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Word Origin & History
ruff
"kind of large collar, stiffly starched, worn in 17c.," 1523, originally in ref. to sleeves (of collars, from 1555), probably a shortened form of ruffle. Card-playing sense is a separate word, from a former game of that name (1589), from M.Fr. roffle, earlier romfle (1414),
from It. ronfa, perhaps a corruption of trionfo "triumph" (from Fr., cf. trump). The game was in vogue c.1590-1630.
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Example sentences
He pitched dummy's last heart on his king of clubs, ruffed a heart in dummy, came to a high trump and ruffed a club.
East won with his ace and led a club, but declarer ruffed and claimed.
He ruffed a diamond, ruffed a heart, and ruffed another diamond with his last trump.
West ruffed, cashed his club ace and gave his partner a club ruff.
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