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Ruffian

\Ruf"fian\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, thug, ake; cf. pr.

2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.

Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian? --Shak.


Ruffian

\Ruf"fian\, a. brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.


These are from a thersaraus. desperado,bandit, convict, cutthroat, gangster, gunman, hoodlum, lawbreaker, mugger, outlaw

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