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ruff

(r/@/f )

an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal(noun.body)

Synonym:
frill

source: wordnet30
a high tight collar(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
choker, neck ruff, ruffle

source: wordnet30
common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season(noun.animal)

Synonym:
philomachus pugnax

source: wordnet30
(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit(noun.act)

Synonym:
trumping

source: wordnet30
A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.(noun)

source: webster1913
A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.(noun)

source: webster1913
A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped, perch.(noun)

source: webster1913

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