Ruffin

//ˈɹʌfɪn// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ruffian. dialectal

    "So I jest called out to know what was up, and found it was Miss Vanholte's cowboys, who had been forced into the store by them rascally ruffins."

Adjective
  1. 1
    disordered obsolete

    "His ruffin raiment all was staind with blood."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"His ruffin raiment all was staind with blood."

Etymology

See ruffian.

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