ruggeryadj.
/ˈrʌɡ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈrəɡəri/ rare.
Of a person: of the nature of a rugby player; stocky, well-built.
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1961 A. Comfort Come out to Play ii. 136 Gaudeamus was a large, ruggery man.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1961- snap snorum
- snap switch
- snap to
- snap vote
- snap, crackle, and pop
- snap, crackle, pop
- snap-
- snap-actioned
- snap-angling
- snap-apple
- snap-back
- sleep apnœa
- sleep deprivation
- sleep disease
- sleep formerly also lie rough
- sleep formerly also live rough
- sleep hygiene
- sleep in a whole skin
- sleep in both ears
- sleep like a top
- sleep like as as fast as a top
- sleep like as sound a top
- sleep mode
- sleep movement
- sleep on both ears