ruffin /ˈɹʌfɪn/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(no longer used) disorderedHis ruffin raiment all was staind with blood. — 1590 noun1 •(dialect) A ruffian.So I jest called out to know what was up, and found it was Miss Vanholte's cowboys, who had been forced into the store by them rascally ruffins. — 1890 formsruffins · more ruffin · most ruffin