Ruck

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet. Smart.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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.