Category:Ruck

Ruck, n.

Defn: a roc. [obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton.

Ruck Ruck, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking.] Etym: [icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.]

Defn: to draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to Ruck up a carpet. Smart.

Ruck Ruck, n. Etym: [icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.]

Defn: a wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.

Ruck Ruck, v. i. Etym: [cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.]

Defn: to cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on Eggs. [obs. or prov. Eng.] Gower. South. The sheep that rouketh in the fold. Chaucer.

Ruck Ruck, n. Etym: [cf. Ruck.]

1. A heap; a rick. [prov eng. & scot.]

2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a Horse race. [colloq.] The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev.