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the (common) ruck

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  • ruck — n. (esp. BE) mass of undistinguished people 1) the common ruck 2) above; out of the ruck * * * [rʌk] out of the ruck (esp. BE) [ mass of undistinguished people ] the common ruck above …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Ruck — can refer to a contest for possession in different forms of football.Also defined as: the multitude or mass of undistinguished, ordinary people or things; common run. [Websters New World College Dictionary: Fourth Edition] * Ruck (rugby union)… …   Wikipedia

  • Ruck — Ruck, n. [Cf. {Ruck}.] 1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ruck — I (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A line or an arrangement made by the doubling of one part over another: crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, fold, pleat, plica, plication, pucker, rimple, rumple, wrinkle. See SMOOTH. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1.… …   English dictionary for students

  • ruck — ruck1 [ruk] n. [ME ruke, a heap < ON hroki, a heap, pile; akin to hruga: see RICK1] 1. Archaic a heap or stack, as of fuel 2. a large quantity, mass, or crowd 3. the horses left behind by the leaders in a race 4. the multitude or mass of… …   English World dictionary

  • The Scary Sleepover — is written by Ulrich Karger, illustrated by Uli Waas and translated into English by J. Alison James. This picture book tells about mysterious things are happening in Mary s classroom. Her class is having a Halloween sleepover party at school… …   Wikipedia

  • ruck´er — ruck1 «ruhk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a large group; crowd; throng: »a ruck of people, a ruck of horses. 2. the great mass of common or inferior people or things. 3. the horses left behind in a race: »a brilliant young charioteer in the ruck of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Producers (musical) — Infobox Musical name=The Producers caption= Original Broadway Playbill music= Mel Brooks lyrics= Mel Brooks book= Mel Brooks Thomas Meehan basis= Mel Brooks s 1968 film The Producers productions= 2001 Broadway 2002 U.S. National tour 2004 West… …   Wikipedia

  • Holding the ball — is a rule in Australian rules football. It is necessary to prevent players from slowing down play. Instead of the umpire having to bounce the ball (which gives either team an equal opportunity to win possession), it allows the defence a way to… …   Wikipedia

  • Entheogenic drugs and the archaeological record — Contemporary Indigenous TraditionsThere are several Modern cultures that continue to practice the application of mind altering drugs for religious purposes. Some of these cultures include the Shamans of Siberia (who employ Fly Agarics to endues… …   Wikipedia

  • History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom — Psychosurgery is a surgical operation that destroys brain tissue in order to alleviate the symptoms of mental disorder. [Mental Health Act 1983, section 57.] The lesions are usually, but not always, made in the frontal lobes. Tissue may be… …   Wikipedia

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