ruff
nounA stiffly starched frilled or pleated circular collar of lace, muslin, or other fine fabric, worn by men and women in the 1500s and 1600s.
nounA distinctive collarlike projection around the neck, as of feathers on a bird or of fur on a mammal.
nounA migratory sandpiper (Philomachus pugnax) of the Eastern Hemisphere, the male of which has collarlike, erectile feathers around the neck during the breeding season.
nounThe playing of a trump card when one cannot follow suit.
nounAn old game resembling whist.
transitive & intransitive verbTo trump or play a trump.
nounAny of several marine fishes of the family Centrolophidae, usually having spiny dorsal fins.
nounA small edible fish (Arripis georgianus) of coastal and estuarine waters of southern Australia.