Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RUFFED
RUFFED Ruffed, a.
Defn: Furnished with a ruff. Ruffed grouse (Zoöl.), a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus ) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher. -- ruffed lemur (Zoöl.), a species of lemur (lemur varius ) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ruffe
ruffe |rəf rəf |(also ruff ) ▶noun a freshwater fish of the perch family, with a greenish-brown back and yellow sides and underparts. Native to Eurasia, it has been introduced into Lakes Michigan and Superior. [Gymnocephalus cernua, family Percidae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from a variant of rough .
ruffed grouse
ruffed grouse ▶noun a North American woodland grouse that has a black ruff on the sides of the neck. [Bonasa umbellus, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ).]
ruffed lemur
ruffed le mur ▶noun a lemur with a prominent muzzle and dense fur that forms a ruff around the neck, living in the Madagascan rain forest. [Varecia variegata, family Lemuridae. ]
Oxford Dictionary
ruffe
ruffe |rʌf |(also ruff ) ▶noun a European freshwater fish of the perch family, with a greenish-brown back and yellow sides and underparts. ●Gymnocephalus cernua, family Percidae. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from a variant of rough .
ruffed grouse
ruffed grouse ▶noun a North American woodland grouse which has a black ruff on the sides of the neck. ●Bonasa umbellus, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ).
ruffed lemur
ruffed lemur ▶noun a lemur with a prominent muzzle and dense fur that forms a ruff around the neck, living in the Madagascan rainforest. ●Varecia variegata, family Lemuridae.
Duden Dictionary
Rüffel
Rüf fel Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |R ü ffel |der Rüffel; Genitiv: des Rüffels, Plural: die Rüffel rückgebildet aus rüffeln (von einem Vorgesetzten o. Ä. an jemanden gerichtete ) tadelnde Äußerung, die Ärger und Unzufriedenheit über das Tun oder Verhalten des Betroffenen ausdrückt jemandem einen Rüffel geben | [wegen /für etwas ] einen Rüffel [von jemandem ] kriegen | das hat uns einen Rüffel eingetragen
rüffeln
rüf feln schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |r ü ffeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Niederdeutschen, wohl zu niederdeutsch Ruffel = Rauhobel; wahrscheinlich im Neuhochdeutschen auch beeinflusst von riffeln (jemandem ) einen Rüffel erteilen jemanden wegen etwas, für etwas rüffeln
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