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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A simplified spelling of ruff.
  • An amended spelling of rough.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia

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