Tom is a ruffian.
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Ruffian
/ˈɹʌfi.ən/
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He is a ruffian.
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What wilt thou on thy death-bed play the Ruffian?
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It was at Count Siloszech's. He'd heard her sing in the streets, with a tall, black-bearded ruffian, who accompanied her on a guitar, and a little fiddling gypsy fellow. She was a handsome woman, with hair down to her knees, but stupid as an owl.
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