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ruck
ruhk
noun
a scrum; a body of people; a throng
1901Rudyard KiplingKimThe ruck of passengers, busy, with their babies and their bundles, had not noticed the affair.1936George OrwellKeep the Aspidistra FlyingIt mightn't be a bad thing, if you could manage it, to feel yourself one of them, one of the ruck of men.1999Wilbur SmithMonsoonNone of their foes was able to lift his long musket in the close ruck of bodies…2003Wilbur SmithBlue HorizonHe could not see him in the ruck of fighting men…

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