† ˈruffmansCant. Obs. [prob.f. rough a. Cf. darkmans.] (See quots.) 1567Harman Caveat (1869) 84 The ruffmans, the wodes or bushes.1622Fletcher Beggar's Bush iii. iii, To Mill from the Ruffmans, commission and slates...[i.e.] To steal from the hedge, both the shirt and the sheets.