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ruffler

noun
/ˈɹʌflə/UK/ˈɹʌflɚ/US

Etymology

From ruffle + -er.

  1. derived from ruffelen — “to wrinkle, curl”
  2. derived from hrufla — “to graze, scratch”
  3. inherited from ruffelen
  4. suffixed as ruffler — “ruffle + er”

Definitions

  1. A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the…

    A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.

    • 1840-1841, Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey's Clock […] and then how he grasped his club and longed to do battle with a dozen rufflers, for the love of Mistress Alice!
    • The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.

  2. A sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.

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