Ruff \Ruff\, Ruffe \Ruffe\, n. [OE. ruffe.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); --
called also pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped,
perch.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Blacktail \Black"tail`\, n. [Black + tail.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A fish; the ruff or pope.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The black-tailed deer (Cervus or Cariacus
Columbianus) of California and Oregon; also, the mule
deer of the Rocky Mountains. See Mule deer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |