gusset vs ruck

gusset

noun
  • A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet. 

  • A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations. 

  • A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler. 

  • A gousset, a piece of mail providing protection where armor plates meet. 

  • An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset. 

verb
  • To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into. 

ruck

noun
  • A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric. 

  • A contest in games in which the ball is thrown or bounced in the air and two players from opposing teams attempt to give their team an advantage, typically by tapping the ball to a teammate. 

  • Any one of a ruckman, a ruck rover or a rover; a follower. 

  • The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks. 

  • A small heifer. 

  • An argument or fight. 

  • The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum. 

  • A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman. 

  • A rucksack; a large backpack. 

  • A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. 

verb
  • To become folded. 

  • To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck. 

  • To carry a backpack while hiking or marching. 

  • To crease or fold. 

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