ruffer
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editruffer (plural ruffers)
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editruffer
- comparative form of ruff: more ruff
Etymology 3
editNoun
editruffer (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.