ruckly

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ruckly

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From ruckle + -y.

adjective more ruckly · most ruckly

Wrinkly or bumpy. I min' when they were jist auld sort o' ruckly boxes, awfu' licht, ye ken, upon the springs, and just went dodderin' alang, the body swingin' to and fro, as if it would flee richt oot.
Similar: bewrinkled, rugose, wrinkly

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@misc{ruckly_2026,
  title = {ruckly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruckly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}