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Brewer's: Ruffe

(1 syl.). A game at cards, now called slamm; also playing a trump, when one cannot follow suit. “A swaggerer is one that plays at ruffre, from whence he took the denomination of ruffyn.” J…

Charles Ruff Biography

Charles RuffCharles Frederick Carson RufflawyerBorn: 8/1/1939Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio influential Washington lawyer who defended President Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999. He…

Charles Ruff 2000 Deaths

Charles RuffAge: 61 influential Washington lawyer who defended President Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999. He served as special prosecutor who investigated President Nixon during…

Matt Biondi

Matt BiondiBorn: Oct. 8, 1965Swimmer won 7 medals in 1988 Olympics, including 5 gold (2 individual, 3 relay); has won a total of 11 medals (8 gold, 2 silver and a bronze) in 3 Olympics (1984,…

Matt LeBlanc

Matt LeBlancactorBorn: 7/25/1967Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts Film and television actor best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC series Friends (1994– ). He started out in…

Matt Hall

BA, Primary Education, 1st Class, Leeds Trinity University, 2017 Additional Qualifications Several teaching posts in West Yorkshire, U.K. Diploma in Copywriting, 2021 Infoplease Area of Expertise…

Matt Damon

Matt Damon and his high school pal Ben Affleck shared the best screenplay Oscar for writing the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting. The two chums also starred in the film, and Matt Damon was nominated for…

Matt Long

Matt Long was a relative newcomer to Hollywood when he began starring in the television series Jack and Bobby in 2004. Long graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2002 before moving to New…

Matt Groening

Matt Groening's animated creations, the Simpson family, first appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show, which opened on the Fox network in 1987. The new network took a chance and gave The Simpsons a prime-…

Matt Drudge

Matt Drudge's The Drudge Report is one of the best-known political news and gossip sites on the Internet. Drudge grew up near Washington, D. C., then headed west to Los Angeles with dreams of…