ruffer
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
ruffer (plural ruffers)
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ruffer
- comparative form of ruff: more ruff
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
ruffer (plural ruffers)
- Alternative form of rougher (“worker who shapes something”)
- 1914, Medical Art and Indianapolis Medical Journal, volume 17, page 6:
- Examination led to the concluson that he had an irreducible omental hernia, as it interfered with his ability to follow his trade, that of an iron ruffer.