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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 Ruffians from wikipedia
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Ruffian (French: Le
Ruffian) is a 1983 French-Canadian
crime adventure film
written and
directed by José
Giovanni and
starring Lino Ventura, Bernard...
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Magnificent Ruffians". Hong Kong
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Ruffian (April 17, 1972 – July 7, 1975) was an
American Thoroughbred racehorse who won ten
consecutive races,
including the Acorn,
Mother Goose and Coaching...
- The
Ruffian on the
Stair is a play by
British playwright Joe
Orton which was
first broadcast on BBC
Radio in 1964, in a
production by John Tydeman. It...
- it is
under the
brutal control of
ruffians and
their leader "Sharkey",
revealed to be the
Wizard Saruman. The
ruffians have
despoiled the Shire, cutting...
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Ruffian is a 2007
American television film that
tells the
story of the U.S.
Racing Hall of Fame
Champion Thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated...
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Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-3133-2014-4. Cordingly,
David (2004). The
Billy Ruffian: The
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