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(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.

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ruck

Source Word

ruck

UK dialectal obsolete

(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.

Japanese Meaning

怯んで身を縮める、体を丸める動作。 / しゃがむ、低い姿勢で座る・佇む。 / 集団で寄り集まって座る、または卵を温める鶏のようにじっと座る動作。

When the thunder started, the children ruck together under the porch, clutching one another until the storm passed.

雷が鳴り始めると、子供たちは軒下に身を寄せ合い、嵐が過ぎるまで抱き合っていた。

Sense（1）

(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.

Bot now thei rucken in here nest

And resten as hem liketh best.

rucks

（ present singular third-person ）

rucking

（ participle present ）

rucked

（ participle past ）

rucked

（ past ）