Definitions for ruffrʌf
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ruffrʌf(n.)
a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Category: Clothing
a collar, or set of lengthened or specially marked hairs or feathers, on the neck of an animal.
a Eurasian sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers during the breeding season.
Category: Ornithology
Ref: Compare reeve3. 3
Origin of ruff:
1515–25; perh. back formation from ruffle1
ruffed(adj.)
ruffrʌf(n.)
an act or instance of trumping in cards when one cannot follow suit.
Category: Games
an old game of cards resembling whist.
Category: Games
(v.i.)to trump when unable to follow suit.
Category: Games
Origin of ruff:
1580–90; prob. < F ro(u)ffle, akin to It ronfa a card game, prob. < G Trumpftrump1
ruffrʌf(n.)
a small European freshwater fish, Acerina cernua, of the perch family.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of ruff:
1400–50; ME ruf, roffe; perh. identical with rough
Princeton's WordNet
frill, ruff(noun)
an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
choker, ruff, ruffle, neck ruff(noun)
a high tight collar
ruff, Philomachus pugnax(noun)
common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
ruff, trumping(verb)
(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
trump, ruff(verb)
play a trump
Wiktionary
ruff(Noun)
A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours.
ruff(Verb)
To play a trump card to a trick, other than when trumps were led
ruff(Interjection)
The bark of a dog; woof.
Origin: A shortening of ruffle
Webster Dictionary
Ruff(noun)
a game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it
Ruff(noun)
the act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led
Ruff(u)
to trump
Ruff(noun)
a muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children
Ruff(noun)
something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name
Ruff(noun)
an exhibition of pride or haughtiness
Ruff(noun)
wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct
Ruff(noun)
a low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle
Ruff(noun)
a collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar
Ruff(noun)
a set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird
Ruff(noun)
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
Ruff(noun)
a variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck
Ruff(verb)
to ruffle; to disorder
Ruff(verb)
to beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum
Ruff(verb)
to hit, as the prey, without fixing it
Ruff(noun)
alt. of Ruffe
Translations for ruff
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ruigteAfrikaans

- أرْض مَلْعَب الغولف الخَشِنَه غَيْر المقصوصَهArabic

- неравна част на голф игрищеBulgarian

- matoPortuguese (BR)

- porostCzech

- unebener BodenGerman

- udenfor fairway'enDanish

- ανώμαλη περιοχή γηπέδου γκολφGreek

- roughSpanish

- konarusEstonian

- بخ شچمن زنی نشدهFarsi

- roughFinnish

- roughFrench

- שֶׁטָח לא יַשָרHebrew

- ऊबड़-खाबड़ जमीनHindi

- divljinaCroatian

- hepehupás terepHungarian

- tanah kasarIndonesian

- röff, kargiIcelandic

- (terreno accidentato)Italian

- ラフJapanese

- (골프) 러프Korean

- nelygi aikštelėLithuanian

- nelīdzens laukumsLatvian

- kawasan tidak rataMalay

- roughDutch

- utenfor fairwayen, roughNorwegian

- !!dzika część pola golfowegoPolish

- بخ شچمن زنی نشدهPersian

- اومه موادPashto

- matoPortuguese

- teren accidentatRomanian

- бурьянRussian

- porastSlovak

- zunaj igriščaSlovenian

- živicaSerbian

- ruffSwedish

- พงหญ้าในสนามกอล์ฟThai

- kaba alanTurkish

- 高爾夫球場的起伏地面Chinese (Trad.)

- нерівне полеUkrainian

- ناہموار زمینUrdu

- nơi đất gồ ghềVietnamese

- 高尔夫球场上的障碍区Chinese (Simp.)

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