kemphaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• ruff noun A stiff, frilled collar worn around the neck, especially in 16th and 17th century fashion.

Senses

kemphaan is used for these senses in English:

• gamecock A rooster used in cockfighting.
• ruff Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

ruff — full definition

1. noun A stiff, frilled collar worn around the neck, especially in 16th and 17th century fashion.
2. noun A wading bird known for the male's decorative neck feathers grown during breeding season.
3. verb In card games, to play a trump card because you can't follow the suit led.

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