ruffianed
simple past tense and past participle of ruffian
Source: Wiktionary
Ruf"fian ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow urbulent.]
1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. Bp. Reynolds.
2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian Shak.
Ruf"fian, a.
Definition: brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
Ruf"fian, v. i.
Definition: To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
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