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   Ruck (?), n. A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.]  Drayton.
   
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   Ruck, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking.] [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.] To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, “to ruck up a carpet”.  Smart.
   
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   Ruck, n. [Icel. hrukka.  Cf. Ruck, v. t.] A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
   
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   Ruck, v. i. [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.] To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  Gower. South.
   
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   The sheep that rouketh in the fold. Chaucer.
   
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   Ruck, n. [Cf. Ruck.]
   1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.]
   
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   2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, “the ruck in a horse race”. [Colloq.]
   
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   The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev.
   
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