Complete Definition of "ruff"

Image:Philomachus_pugnax_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg|thumb|A Ruff
English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f|-�f

Noun
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  1. A male of the species Philomachus pugnax; a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia. The female is a Reeve.
  2. Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus Acerina, similar to perch
  3. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted neckware in Elizabethan and Jacobean England
  4. A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours

Translations
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trans-top|a card game
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trans-top|a bird
Dutch: kemphaan m
Finnish: suokukko
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Russian: ������ан /turu�tán/ m
Spanish: combatiente m
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;fish

;collar

Category:Birds

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