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ruffle

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ruffle
a low continuous drumbeat
ruffle [′rəf·əl]
(geology)
A ripple mark produced by an eddy.
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I live well, I sleep peacefully, I retain my health, I can ruffle it with my juniors.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
One of the next arrivals was a stout, heavily built young man with close-cropped hair, spectacles, the light-colored breeches fashionable at that time, a very high ruffle, and a brown dress coat.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The camp bullies and prime trappers of the party began to ruffle up, and to brag, in turn, of their perils and achievements.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
 
 
 
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