ruff
- Noun. A male of the species ''Philomachus pugnax'', a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the female is a reeve.
- Noun. Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus ''Acerina'', similar to perch.
- Noun. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted neckware in Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
- Noun. A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours.
- Verb. (cards) To play a trump card to a trick, other than when trumps were led.
- Interjection. The bark of a dog; woof.
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