RUCKED

Verb

rucked

simple past tense and past participle of ruck

Anagrams

• Ducker, ducker

Source: Wiktionary


RUCK

Ruck, n.

Definition: A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton.

Ruck, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking.] Etym: [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.]

Definition: To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet. Smart.

Ruck, n. Etym: [Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.]

Definition: A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.

Ruck, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.]

Definition: To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Gower. South. The sheep that rouketh in the fold. Chaucer.

Ruck, n. Etym: [Cf. Ruck.]

1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.]

2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race. [Colloq.] The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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