|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,858
Carpal Tunnel
|
OP
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,858 |
ruck1 [rʌk] noun 1 a large number or quantity; mass, esp. of ordinary or undistinguished people or things 2 (in a race) a group of competitors who are well behind the leaders at the finish 3 (Rugby) a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground 4 (Australian Rules football) the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closely verb 5 [intransitive] (Rugby) to try to win the ball by mauling and scrummaging [ETYMOLOGY: C13 (meaning ``heap of firewood''): perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hraukr rick1]
ruck2 [rʌk] noun 1 a wrinkle, crease, or fold verb 2 [usually foll by up] to become or make wrinkled, creased, or puckered [ETYMOLOGY: 18th Century: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse hrukka]
ruck3 [rʌk] noun (prison slang) a fight [ETYMOLOGY: 20th Century: short for ruckus]
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,338
Members9,182
|
Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011
|
|
0 members (),
651
guests, and
1
robot. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
|