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Raphia ruffiaRaffia palm Raf"fi*a palm
(a) A pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of
Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on
account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its
leafstalks.
(b) The jupati palm. 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.
Ruffianage
Ruffianage Ruf"fian*age, n.
Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. ``The vilest
ruffianage.' --Sir F. Palgrave.
Ruffianish
Ruffianish Ruf"fian*ish, a.
Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.
Ruffianlike
Ruffianlike Ruf"fian*like`, a.
Ruffianly. --Fulke.
Ruffianly
Ruffianly Ruf"fian*ly, a.
Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian;
violent; brutal.
Ruffianous
Ruffianous Ruf"fian*ous, a.
Ruffianly. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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