Ruff

ruf, n. an ornament of frills formerly worn round the neck: anything plaited: a bird belonging to the sandpiper sub-family of the Snipe family, the male with an erectile ruff during the breeding season— fem. Reeve : a band of long hair growing round the neck of some dogs: ( mach. ) an annular ridge formed on a shaft to prevent motion endwise: a breed of domestic pigeons: ( obs. ) a display.— v.t. to pucker: to draw up in folds: to ruffle, disorder: in falconry, to hit without tru ing: ( Scot. ) to applaud by making noise with hands or feet.— adj. Ruffed , having a ruff, as the ruffed grouse. [Prob. ruffle .]