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单词 ruffianage
释义

ruffianagen.

Brit. /ˈrʌfɪənɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈrəfiənɪdʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruffian n., -age suffix.
Etymology: < ruffian n. + -age suffix. Compare earlier ruffianry n., ruffianism n., ruffianship n.
Now rare.
Ruffianism; ruffians collectively.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > [noun] > and character
ruffianry1583
ruffianism1589
ruffianage1809
ruffianhood1855
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] > collectively
ruffianry1583
ruffianism1589
ruffianage1809
ruffiandom1852
ruffianhood1855
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > person > collectively
ruffianage1809
ruffiandom1852
ruffianhood1855
ruffianism1890
ruffianry1891
1809 S. C. Carpenter Mem. T. Jefferson II. iii. 253 Having trampled rough shod with the bloody hoofs of his military ruffianage over the civil rights of the territory.
1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 72 278 So long as the ruffianage of our great towns exists, so long must war continue.
1874 E. Peacock John Markenfield III. 25 He was well known to nearly every unit of the ruffianage that was gathered together.
1913 F. Lynde Honorable Senator Sage-Brush ix. 131 Gryson, who..was a post-graduate of the hard school of violence and ruffianage,..sauntered into Blount's office.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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