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3 definitions found 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]: Drummer \Drum"mer\, n. 1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching. 2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as: a The squeteague. b A California sculpin. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A large West Indian cockroach ({Blatta gigantea}) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: drummer n : someone who plays a drum
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