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RUF   /rəf/   Listen
RUF

noun
1.
A terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia.  Synonym: Revolutionary United Front.






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"RUF" Quotes from Famous Books



... wes, for he did mony notabil thingis, and held ane nobil hous, and wes ay wele purvait. He fand the place al out of gud reule, and destitute of leving, and al the kirkis in lordis handis, and the kirk unbiggit. The bodie of the kirk fra the bucht stair up he biggit, and put on the ruf, and theekit it with sclats and riggit it with stane, and biggit ane great porcioun of the steple, and ane staitlie yet-hous: and brocht hame mony gude jowellis, and clathis of gold, silver, and silk, and mony gud bukis, and made statelie ...
— Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys • Dugald Butler and Herbert Story



Words linked to "RUF" :   Republic of Sierra Leone, act of terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Sierra Leone, Revolutionary United Front, terrorist group, terrorist organization, FTO, terrorism, terrorist act



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