Ruffian

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A ruffian can be defined as a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.[link] 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).
A blogger in Latvia. [His blog].
Border Ruffians, pro-Slavery activists from Kansas in the American Civil War.
The Ruffian on the Stair, a British play.
The HMS Bellerophon, also know as Billy Ruffian.

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