1. ruff - Noun
2. ruff - Adjective
3. ruff - Verb
4. ruff - Interjection
A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.
The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led.
To trump.
A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.
Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name.
An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.
Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.
A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.
A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.
A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird.
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.
A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck.
To ruffle; to disorder.
To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.
Alt. of Ruffe
Source: Webster's dictionaryAhkan, a member of now defunct Ruff N Smooth in an interview with the Okay FM presenter recalled circumstances that led to the formation and collapse of the music group. Source: Internet
At the back of her ruff stood a high black collar; and she wore a wide black shirt, pointed bodice, and enormous winged sleeves. Source: Internet
David was born in Flint, MI on July 31, 1941 to the late Walter Ruff and Laura Belle Ruff. Source: Internet
After a ruff day this dog just wanted to go for a ride. Source: Internet
But Ruff has the resume to put himself in the mix for any opportunities, and he can be a little picky in search of the right fit. Source: Internet
For instance, the LTC can never predict a grand slam when both hands are 4333 distribution: will yield 13 tricks when played in spades on around 95% of occasions (failing only on a 5:0 trump break or on a ruff of the lead from a 7-card suit). Source: Internet