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ruck 1 Noun 1. the ruck ordinary people, often in a crowd 2. rugby a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground [probably from Old Norse] ruck 2 Noun a wrinkle or crease Verb to wrinkle or crease: the toe of his shoe had rucked up one corner of the pale rug [Scandinavian] 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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