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Meanings of burly ruffian in English

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Usage of burly ruffian in English
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A burly ruffian was approaching him with arm uplifted and whirling a bludgeon.
Madame Flirt / A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'
2
The tramp was a burly ruffian, and I have seen better boxers than Jack.
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green
3
In the lead there strode a burly ruffian, proud of his low authority, who shouted at intervals:
The Black Wolf's Breed / A Story of France in the Old World and ...
4
There was a sharp report, and the burly ruffian fell, his heart pierced by the unerring bullet.
Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune
5
Even the burly ruffian who was to guide them looked at her as if she were an angel.
The Snowshoe Trail
6
She stopped, and pointed to a burly ruffian standing amid a group of "pals" round the door.
Sir George Tressady — Volume II
7
On closer inspection he proved to be a burly ruffian, and would doubtless have proved an ugly customer to tackle alone.
My Strangest Case
8
Keller's revolver was jerked over the edge of the precipice as he let go of it to close with the burly ruffian.
Mavericks
9
Rudolph slipped past the burly ruffian, barely dodging a brutal blow aimed at him by the giant, and escaped into the darkness without.
The Mad King
10
Presently a burly ruffian, with a low East End face of the slum pattern and complexion, rolled out a volley of oaths at me.
The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
11
They wavered and hesitated, but, incited by a burly ruffian who forced his way through the crowd, rallied once more and attacked us hotly.
The Congo Rovers: A Story of the Slave Squadron
12
And he, thus smitten, made no remonstrance nor defense, further than to refer incidentally to his slender sweet assailant as "a burly ruffian."
A Man and a Woman
13
To this end their leader, a burly ruffian, stalked to the front of the pulpit, and with an oath commanded Cartwright to "dry up."
Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
14
Mallory and the big deputy stood with their backs to the Treasurer's door, tussling with three burly ruffians.
The Short Line War
15
However, he did not yield without a silent struggle, though he was soon overpowered by the two burly ruffians.
The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
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Confound it all, she was such a slim, helpless little thing-andall alone against a mob of burly ruffians!
A Fool and His Money
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