Ruck \Ruck\, n. A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.]

--Drayton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Ruck \Ruck\, 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Ruck \Ruck\, n. [Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.]

A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Ruck \Ruck\, 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.

The sheep that rouketh in the fold. --Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Ruck \Ruck\, n. [Cf. Ruck.]

1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.]

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

The ruck in society as a whole. --Lond. Sat. Rev.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)