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Ruffian
Ruffian Ruf"fian (? or ?; 277), n. [F. rufien, OF. ruffen,
ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It.
ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G.
raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf.
Ruffle to grow urbulent.]
1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.]
he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is
instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. --Bp.
Reynolds.
2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow
ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian? --Shak.
Ruffian
Ruffian Ruf"fian, a.
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian
rage.
Ruffian
Ruffian Ruf"fian, v. i.
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] --Shak.
Meaning of Ruffian from wikipedia
- Look up
ruffian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
ruffian is a scoundrel,
rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and
unreliable person.
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British playwright Joe
Orton which was
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Ruffians are a
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Ruffian is a 2007
American television film that
tells the
story of the U.S.
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Border ruffians were
proslavery raiders who
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mares ages four-years-old and
older run over a
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