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ruck (ruk)

noun

  1. Archaic a heap or stack, as of fuel
  2. a large quantity, mass, or crowd
  3. the horses left behind by the leaders in a race
  4. 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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