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Ruff, Virginia Ruff is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U. S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United Stat ...

, United States, an unincorporated community * Ruff, Washington, United States, an unincorporated community

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Ruff (bird) The ruff (''Calidris pugnax'') is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include ...

(''Calidris pugnax'' or ''Philomachus pugnax''), a bird in the wader family *

Ruff (cards) In trick-taking games, to ruff means to play a trump card to a trick (other than when trumps were led). According to the rules of most games, a player must have no cards left in the suit led in order to ruff. Since the other players are constrained ...

, to play a trump card to a trick in cards *

Ruff (clothing) A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe, as well as Spanish America, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century. The round and flat variation is often called a millstone collar after its resemblance to ...

, a very wide collar, usually stiff and thick *

Ruff (surname) Ruff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alex Ruff (born 1974), Canadian politician *Charles Ruff (1939–2000), American lawyer *Howard Ruff, American financial adviser *Jason Ruff (born 1970), Canadian hockey player *Leon Ruf ...

Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF) is the first Chinese mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from vario ...

, a Chinese mixed martial arts organization *

Real Ulster Freedom Fighters The Real Ulster Freedom Fighters, otherwise known as the Real UFF, is a dissident loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was founded in early 2007 by former members of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) /Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF ...

, a loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland * Australian herring or ruff, a fish * USS ''Ruff'' (AMc-59), a coastal minesweeper laid down in 1940 *Ruff, a percussion rudiment similar to the drag *Ruff, a 2015 album by

Born Ruffians Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto. Officially founded in 2004 in the Georgian Bay town of Midland, Ontario, the band is composed of frontman Luke Lalonde, bassist Mitch DeRosier, drummer Steve Hamelin, and keyboardis ...

*Ruff, a fictional cat on ''

The Ruff & Reddy Show ''The Ruff and Reddy Show'' (also known as ''Ruff and Reddy'') is an American animated television series produced by H-B Enterprises for NBC. It has been referred to as the earliest original color Saturday-morning cartoon, following " Mighty Mo ...

'' *Ruff, a fictional dog in '' Dennis the Menace'' *Ruff, an onomatopoeia for a dog's

bark Bark may refer to: Common meanings * Bark (botany), an outer layer of a woody plant such as a tree or stick * Bark (sound), a vocalization of some animals (which is commonly the dog) Arts and entertainment * ''Bark'' (Jefferson Airplane album), ...

sensational spelling Sensational spelling is the deliberate spelling of a word in a non-standard way for special effect. Branding Sensational spellings are common in advertising and product placement. In particular, brand names such as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts ('' ...

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