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Meanings of ruffian in English

Portuguese
bigorrilha
Catalan
batusser
Spanish
gorila

A cruel and brutal fellow.

bigorrilha
Usage of ruffian in English
1
The infuriated ruffian sheathed his weapon in the heart of the Baroness.
Vivian Grey
2
You could no longer bear the idea of this ruffian owning her?
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
3
It seemed to abash the ruffian, in spite of his habitual effrontery.
Manon Lescaut
4
It was the ruffian Forget who had the courage to answer him:
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
5
And the ruffian chuckled in a half-covert manner at his own pun.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia
6
Three blows in rapid succession caused the ruffian to reel and gasp.
Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
7
They were alone; just they two, the degenerate ruffian and his victim.
A Texas Ranger
8
The ruffian dropped me and fled, threatening to return with his friends.
The Oracle Glass
9
A number of the scalp-hunters followed the example of their ruffian comrade.
The Scalp Hunters
10
And the young ruffian did really go over to the Donatist party.
Saint Augustin
11
The ruffian resumed, in a gruffer tone: My terms have risen, Mr.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10
12
This meant nothing to the ruffian who commanded the English privateer Revenge.
The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailo...
13
The rugged hunter looked at the big malformed border ruffian with repulsion.
Man-Size
14
She was worrying about the ruffian we had left on the floor.
A Little Union Scout
15
There was something mysterious in the woman's manner that startled the ruffian.
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
16
A strong, powerful ruffian was entrusted with the execution of the punishment.
Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Lat...
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Spanish
gorila
Ruffian through the time
Ruffian across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare