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What is a ruffler?

What is a ruffler? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor
  2. swaggerer
  3. a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles
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He was not a ruffler, but he thought it was his duty to give Mr. Pulliam a fair opportunity to wreak vengeance on him.
He regarded them all not at all, showing no feeling of disgrace at his position, and no desire to carry himself as a ruffler.
After the first hackle, called a ruffler, six other finer hackles were often used.
Recommended to equip with automatic ruffler for magazines or newsprints to make bale tightly.
Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin?
The poor ruffler was fallen into meditation, and noted not that his nag did no more than amble.

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