Ruck
/rʌk/noun
A rough fold, wrinkle, or heap; also to gather or shove into a crowded mass.
Did you know?In English dialects, related forms of this root were used for a heap or rough mass, showing how ordinary words can carry the texture of physical disorder across centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hrūc
“a heap or pile; rough mass”
Middle English
ME
rucke
“a heap, crowd, or rough collection”
Early Modern English
English
ruck
“a fold, crease, or mass; to crowd together”
Modern English
English
ruck
“a rough fold, wrinkle, or crowded mass”