See Also: ruff(medicine)
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pupillary ruff(medicine)
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ruff verb1 trans. M16.
[Perh. from RUFF noun1. Cf. RUFFLE verb1.]
Form (material etc.) into a ruff or ruffs; provide with a ruff or ruffs. Chiefly as RUFFED adjective. Now rare. M16.
= RUFFLE verb1 2. Long obsolete exc. Scot. L16.
Falconry. Of a hawk: strike at without securing (a quarry). L16-M17.