rucks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruck
rucks
plural of ruck
Source: Wiktionary
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
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
