Ruff
WordNet
noun
(1) (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
(2) Common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
(3) A high tight collar
(4) An external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
verb
(5) Play a trump
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A male of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the female is a reeve.
- Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus Acerina, similar to perch.
- A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted neckware in Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
- A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours.