n. A roc. [ Obs. or prov. Eng. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i.
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. ]
The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]