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ruff

1. ruff \'r*f\ \'r*f\ n also ruffe [ME ruf] 1: a small freshwater European 
   perch (Acerina cernua)  2: a pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) 
2. ruff \'r*ft\ n [prob. back-formation fr. ruffle] 1: a wheel-shaped stiff 
   collar worn by men and women of the late 16th and e arly 17th centuries 2: 
   a fringe or frill of long hairs or feathers growing around or on the nec k 
   3: a common Eurasian sandpiper (Philomachus pugnax) whose male during  the 
   breeding season has a large ruff of erectile feathers on the neck - ruffed 
   aj
3. ruff n [MF roffle] : the act of trumping 
4. ruff vb : TRUMP