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ruck (1)
[ruck 词源字典]
"A loose scrum formed around a player with the ball on the ground", Middle English (in the sense 'stack of fuel, heap'): apparently of
Scandinavian
origin; compare with
Norwegian
ruke
'heap of hay'.
[ruck etymology, ruck origin, 英语词源]
ruck (2)
"Compress or move (cloth or clothing) so that it forms a number of untidy folds or creases", Late 18th century (as a noun): from
Old Norse
hrukka
.
ruck (3)
"A quarrel or fight, especially a brawl involving several people", 1950s: perhaps a shortened form of
ruction
or
ruckus
.