ruff

n 1: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruffle}, {neck ruff}]

2: common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in

breeding season [syn: {Philomachus pugnax}]

3: (cards) the act of playing a trump when unable to follow

suit [syn: {trumping}]

v : play a trump, in card games [syn: {trump}]

RUFL

Rhodes University Functional Language. A {Miranda}-like

functional language from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South

Africa with a {SPARC} {code generator}.

(1994-10-27)