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ruck 1. Rugby a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground 2. Australian Rules football the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closely How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Society, men and women above the ruck and the muck of the water-front and the forecastle--I was appalled by their unlovely mental mediocrity. Somewhere out of the ruck of those warring races had emerged Billy's ancestors, and hers, was her afterthought, as she closed the book and put it back in the drawer. There seemed to be a great ruck of men and munitions spread about in the forest and in the fields. |
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