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Traditional English :: rugger
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rugger.html - n.
Brit. colloq. Rugby football. |
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Traditional English :: rugged
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rugger.html - adj. 1 (of ground or terrain) having a rough uneven surface. 2 (of features) strongly marked; irregular in outline. 3 a unpolished; lacking gentleness or refinement (rugged grandeur). b harsh in sound. c austere, unbending (rugged honesty). d involving hardship (a rugged life). 4 (esp. of a machine) robust, sturdy. ruggedly adv. ruggedness n. [ME, prob. f. Scand.: cf. RUG, and Sw. rugga, roughen] |
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Traditional English :: rugger
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rugger.html - n.
Brit. colloq. Rugby football. |
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Traditional English :: rugged
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rugger.html - adj. 1 (of ground or terrain) having a rough uneven surface. 2 (of features) strongly marked; irregular in outline. 3 a unpolished; lacking gentleness or refinement (rugged grandeur). b harsh in sound. c austere, unbending (rugged honesty). d involving hardship (a rugged life). 4 (esp. of a machine) robust, sturdy. ruggedly adv. ruggedness n. [ME, prob. f. Scand.: cf. RUG, and Sw. rugga, roughen] |
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Traditional English :: rugger
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rugger.html - n.
Brit. colloq. Rugby football. |
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English Idioms :: rug
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rugger.html - See: PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER, SWEEP UNDER THE RUG. |
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