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plural rufflers
(historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor quotations
The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.
1978, Michael Moorcock, chapter 1, in Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen
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a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles examples