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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word ruffians:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. ruffians: Merriam-Webster
  2. ruffians: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ruffians: Vocabulary.com
  4. Ruffian's, Ruffians, ruffian's, ruffians: Wordnik
  5. ruffians: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. ruffians: Wiktionary
  7. ruffians: Dictionary.com
  8. ruffians: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. ruffians: Legal dictionary

(Note: See ruffian as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (ruffian)

noun:  A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
noun:  (obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
noun:  (obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
verb:  To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
adjective:  Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
▸ Also see ruffian

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