RUFFLER

Etymology

Noun

ruffler (plural rufflers)

(historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor

swaggerer

a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles

Source: Wiktionary


Ruf"fler, n.

1. One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian. Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew of rufflers. Milton.

2. That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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