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Pronunciation : Ruck
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ruck
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.]
Definition : Defn: To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet. Smart.

t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ruck
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ruck
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.]
Definition : 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.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ruck
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Ruck.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913