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ˈruff-coat ? Obs.
[prob. f. ruff rough a.]
The caddis-worm.
1653Walton Angler xii. 232 There is also another Cadis called by some a Straw-worm, and by some a Ruffe-coate. 1787Best Angling (ed. 2) 20 Another sort..is found..in rushes, water-weeds, straw, &c. called ruff Coats, or straw worms. 1833J. Rennie Alph. Angling 34 The grubs which are known by the name of caddis-worms, case-worms, cad or cod bait and ruff coats. |