ruff

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Fitzjohn's Primary School in Hampstead was also shortlisted with the joke: "Gnasher tried to open a store. Business was ruff!"

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

It can be ruff for some postal workers — especially when they’re dealing with dogs in California.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Soften the edges of the planting with a ruff of Japanese forest grass.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

Its enormous fur collar framed her face like some kind of modern-day ruff and gave her presence heightened significance.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

He’s still in costume—a billowing white affair with multicolored polka dots, a triangular hat, and Elizabethan ruff.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen