What is a low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff. H. L. Scott called?
ruffle — (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff. H. L. Scott. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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