n. A roc. [ Obs. or prov. Eng. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Rucked p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking. ] [ Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold. ] To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t. ] A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch. ] To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Gower. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sheep that rouketh in the fold. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Ruck. ] 1. A heap; a rick. [ Prov Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]