Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being a ruffian; rascaldom; ruffians collectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Ruffians collectively; a body of ruffians.
Etymologies
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ruffian + -age
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Examples
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The master mechanic went away silenced, but by no means convinced; and a week later Gryson, who in appearance was a typical tough, and who in reality was a post-graduate of the hard school of violence and ruffianage obtaining in the lawless mining-camps of the Carnadine Hills, sauntered into Blount's office with his cigar at the belligerent angle and an insolent taunt in his mouth.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Francis Lynde 1893
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