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ruffle verb2. arch. LME.
[Origin unkn.]
verb intrans. Contend or struggle with; do battle for. LME.
verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Behave with conspicuous arrogance, boastfulness, etc.; make a great display; swagger. LME.
b. verb intrans. Of wind, water, etc.: be turbulent, swirl, rage. L16.
verb trans. Handle roughly; attack, beat; bully. LME-E18.
b. Kiss, embrace, or touch (a woman) without consent. E17-E18.
c. Take or snatch rudely or roughly. E17-E18.
ruffler noun2 (a) a boastful, swaggering, or arrogant person; (b) a vagrant or vagabond, esp. one posing as an injured war veteran: M16.