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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruffed \Ruffed\, a.
Furnished with a ruff.
{Ruffed grouse} (Zo["o]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa
umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern
United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black
feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the
loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.
Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch
partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}.
{ruffed lemur} (Zo["o]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur
varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the
head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called
also {ruffed maucaco}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruff \Ruff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Ruffing}.]
1. To ruffle; to disorder. --Spenser.
2. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
3. (Hawking) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it
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