Ruck (?), n.
A roc.
[Obs. or prov. Eng.]
Drayton.
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Ruck, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking.] [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.]
To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.
Smart.
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Ruck, n. [Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.]
A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
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Ruck, v. i. [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.]
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.
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Ruck, n. [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.
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