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ruck1 n 1. a large number or quantity; mass, esp of ordinary or undistinguished people or things 2. (General Sporting Terms) (in a race) a group of competitors who are well behind the leaders at the finish 3. (Team Sports / Rugby) Rugby a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground 4. (Team Sports / Australian Rules Football) Australian Rules football the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closely vb (Team Sports / Rugby) (intr) Rugby to try to win the ball by mauling and scrummaging [C13 (meaning ``heap of firewood''): perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hraukr rick1] ruck2 n a wrinkle, crease, or fold vb (usually foll by up) to become or make wrinkled, creased, or puckered [from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse hrukka] ruck3 n Prison slang a fight [short for ruckus] Ruck a large number; a crowd; a heap or pile; a rick or stack of hay or corn. Examples: ruck of coal, 1483; of corn, 1610; of fortune, 1601; of fuel, 1459; of hay, 1725; of horses, 1856; of rich pearls and sparkling diamonds, 1601; of sheep and goats, 1657; of stones, 1828; of wheat, 1570.
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