RUCK

n. v.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton.

2.
v.

To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet. Smart.

3.
n.

A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.

4.
v.

To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Gower. South. The sheep that rouketh in the fold. Chaucer.

5.
n.

A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.]

6.
n.

The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race. [Colloq.] The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev.

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