Middle English Dictionary Entry

ruffand ppl.
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Entry Info

Forms ruffand ppl.
Etymology ?Error for buffand, ppl. OF buffen v.; ?cp. MnE dial. ruff to beat a drum.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Stuttering, stammering.
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