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Definition of Ruffin
1. a. Disordered.
Definition of Ruffin
1. Adjective. (obsolete) disordered ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ruffin
1. ruffe [n -S] - See also: ruffe
Medical Definition of Ruffin
1. Disordered. "His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood." (Spenser) See: Ruffian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruffin
Literary usage of Ruffin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Southern Planter (1852)
"Mr. ruffin took the Chair and returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him.
... Mr. ruffin, from the Committee to Prepare Business, made a report, ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"ruffin v. State, 108 SE 29, this day decided. Error from Superior Court, Jenkins
County; ... Criminal prosecution by the State against Joe ruffin. ..."
3. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial Supervision of Lyon edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1915)
"ruffin, John, was a great-grandson of William ruffin, who appears in the records
of Isle of Wight county in 1651. He was burgess for Surry county from 1738 ..."
4. Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present by Samuel A'Court Ashe (1906)
"THOMAS ruffin HOMAS ruffin, one of the most eminent characters in the annals of
North Carolina, was born on November 17, 1787, at Newington, the residence ..."
5. The Autobiography of Brantley York by Brantley York (1910)
"After the school had opened it was named ruffin Badger Institute. As Christmas
was now approaching, and the appointment having been made for opening the ..."
6. Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising by William J. Simmons, Henry McNeal Turner (1887)
"Judge ruffin had a distinguished, prepossessing appearance—a rich voice ...
George Lewis ruffin was born of free parents, George W. and Nancy Lewis ruffin, ..."
7. Lives of Distinguished North Carolinians (1898)
"BY THOMAS ruffin. This opinion of Judge ruffin, taken at random to illustrate
... ruffin, CJ At the last term of Anson Superior Court, William Bradley was ..."
8. Great Opinions by Great Judges: A Collection of Important Judicial Opinions by William Lamartine Snyder (1883)
"ANALYSIS OF OPINION OF CHIEF JUSTICE ruffin. i. ... THE abilities of THOMAS
ruffin, who has for many years occupied the highest judicial position in the ..."
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