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ruck (1)

ruck [ ruk ] (plural rucks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large number: a large number of people or things

2. ordinary people or things: the great mass of unexceptional people or things

3. followers: the group of competitors behind the leader in a race

[13th century. Probably < N Germanic, "pile of combustible material"]
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