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• RUFFIAN (Fr. ruffian, It. ruffiano)

RUFFIAN (Fr. ruffian, It. ruffiano)  , a brutal, violent See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person, a swaggering, See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low See also:

• BULLY (of uncertain origin, but possibly connected with a Teutonic word seen in many compounds, as the Low Ger. bullerjaan, meaning " noisy "; the word has also, with less probability, been derived from the Dutch beel, and Ger. Buhle, a lover)

bully . The See also:

• ETYMOLOGY (Gr. grvµos, true, and X6yos, "account)

etymology is obscure, but the word has been connected with " ruffier," a bully, swaggerer, one who "ruffles" (M . Du. roffeln, to pander) . An See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early derivation, quoted in Du Cange, derives it from See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• RUFUS, GAIUS VALGIUS
• RUFUS, LUCIUS VARIUS (c 74—14 B.c.)

rufus, red, as the See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair of the mereirices, with whom the See also:

• RUFFIAN (Fr. ruffian, It. ruffiano)

ruffian were generally associated, was red or See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold, as contrasted with the See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black hair of sober matrons .