ruck
ruck1 definition
ruck (ruk)
noun
- Archaic a heap or stack, as of fuel
- a large quantity, mass, or crowd
- the horses left behind by the leaders in a race
- the multitude or mass of undistinguished, ordinary people or things; common run
Etymology: ME ruke, a heap < ON hroki, a heap, pile; akin to hruga: see rick
ruck2 definition
ruck (ruk)
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
crease, fold, wrinkle, or pucker
Etymology: prob. via dial. < ON hrukka
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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