RUCK, verb transitive [Latin rugo, to wrinkle, to fold; ruga, a fold.] 1. To cower; to bend and set close. [Not in use.] 2. To wrinkle; as, to ruck up cloth or a garment. [In this sense, the word is still used by the common people of New England.] RUCK, noun A wrinkle; a fold; a plait.
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