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ruck(noun) A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things. Synonyms: herdUsage: There seemed to be a great ruck of men and munitions spread about in the forest and in the fields.
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There I was, sitting on the beach, watching the sun rise when a great ruck of turtles came racing over the dune.
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So to use another word of the day - Is a rollicking ruck an oxymoron?
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So that must be where the saying "What's all the ruckus?" comes from...
When I was born, I was so suprised I didn't talk for a year and a half. Gracie Allen (1906-1964)
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PransomeHince wrote:There I was, sitting on the beach, watching the sun rise when a great ruck of turtles came racing over the dune. Racing rucks of turtles have always been an issue, especially on sunrise beaches. I hate it! It's just plain dangerous.
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Realizing his power over the ruck, the pompous poobah would, in a pet, withdraw to his hexangular hut, to conjure their plans for the pernicious plot. Upon witnessing one of the peasant’s staunch belief in the concept of inalienable rights, the recruitment of ‘outsiders’ were brought in to the court, to assist the pusillanimous-turned poobah, and his cohorts, in advancing their conspiracy.
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The old Chinese man stubbed his toe, "ruck!"
I am carrying my heart~I am carrying my rhythm~I am carrying my prayers~But you can't kill my spirit~It's soaring and strong (Paula Cole's Me Lyrics)***We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We ARE spirtual beings having a human experience.(T.deChardin)***There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)
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Ahhhh, so a rucksack must be a sack meant to contain "a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished...things," or, as I like to think of it, a bag to hold all my cr*p.
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