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1.
ruffelen
v.(1)
6 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Of hair: to ruffle, become ruffled; (b) to ruffle (among things), poke about; also, disturb the order of (sth.); (c) to entangle; ?also, snare;
ppl.
ruffeled
, entangled, tangled, knotted.
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tod(de
n.
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todde
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A measurement of weight for wool, usually 28 lbs.
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