ruff: Meaning and Definition of
ruff
Pronunciation: (ruf), [key]
—v.t.
- tease (def. 3).
ruff
Pronunciation: (ruf), [key]
—n.
- an act or instance of trumping when one cannot follow suit.
- an old game of cards, resembling whist.
—v.t., v.i.
- to trump when unable to follow suit.
ruff
Pronunciation: (ruf), [key]
— n.
- a small European freshwater fish, Acerina cernua, of the perch family.
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