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ruffianage

ruffianage noun: collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.

Noun

ruffianage (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.
    • the vilest ruffianage1851-1864, Francis Palgrave, The History of Normandy and England

Origin of ruffianage

From ruffian + -age.

Questions about ruffianage

What does ruffianage mean?
Ruffianage means collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.
What part of speech is ruffianage?
Ruffianage is a noun.

Words near ruffianage in the dictionary

  1. ruffer
  2. ruffers
  3. ruffes
  4. ruffest
  5. ruffian
  6. ruffianage
  7. ruffiandom
  8. ruffianed
  9. ruffianhood
  10. ruffianing
  11. ruffianish

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