Ruffian
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A ruffian can be defined as a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.[1] As a proper noun, Ruffian may refer to:
- Ruffian, a famous thoroughbred filly racehorse.
- In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, one of "Sharkey’s Men", who oppressed the Hobbits of the Shire. See the Battle of Bywater.
- A chess engine. See Ruffian (chess).
- Border Ruffians, pro-Slavery activists from Kansas in the American Civil War.
- The Ruffian on the Stair, a British play.
- HMS Bellerophon, was also know as Billy Ruffian.
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