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ai pies of war; as the drill, manual, andplatoon exercises, maneeuvres, &c. &c.
RUE, Fr. street.
Rue passante, Fr. thoroughfare.
Rue de traverse, Fr. cross-street.
RUER, Fr. toiling; to jerk.
Ruer de grands coups , Fr. to strikehard, or with violeuce.
Se Ruer sur t Fr. to rush upon, asavalry do in a charge.
RUFFLE, (roulement , Fr.) a termtised among the drummers of a British regiment, to signify a sort of vibratingsound, which is made upon a drum,and is less loud than the roll.
To beat a Kuffle, to make a lowvibrating noise upon the drum. It isgenerally practised in paying a militarycompliment to a general officer, and atmilitary funerals.
A lieutenant-general is entitled tothree ruflles.
A major-general to two ruflles.
A brigadier-general to one ruffle.
RUG , (couverture velue , Fr.) a coarsenappy coverlet. Each set of beddingwhich is provided for regimental hos-pitals lias one rug.
RUGINE, Fr. an instrument withwhich a surgeon scales bones.
RUILLEE, Fr. among tilers andslaters , a covering of plaster which isused to keep slates or tiles even withthe walls,&c.
RUILLER, Fr. to establish marksfor the purpose of rendering surfacesand places correct.
RUINE , Fr. literally signifies ruin.It is used by the French in a warlikesense.
Battre en Ruine , Fr. to defeat anenemy in such a manner as to destroyall his means of taking the field again.
RUINER un pays y Fr. to lay waste acountry.
RUINURE, Fr. a jag, or notch madewith a hatchet in the sides of joists,or rafters, in order to keep togetherbrick or mortar panneis in a woodenfront or partition, or to maintain thespaces between two joists or posts in aflooring.
RULE, in a general sense, govern-ment, sway, empire.—In a more con-fined one, canon, precept, direction.Hence, Rules and Regulations for theGovernment of the army.
To Rule over , to govern; to command.
Rule, a simple instrument, com-
monly made of hard wood, thin, narrow*and straight, used in 'drawing lines,measuring distances, &c. There aredifferent sorts of rules, all of whichare necessary in many branches of mi-litary architecture, viz.
A Mason's Rule is 12 or 15 feetlong, and is applied under the levelfor regulating the courses, and formaking the piedroits equal.
A Carpenter's Rule is an instru-ment generally made of boxwood, 24-inches long, and one and a half broad;each inch being subdivided into eightparts. On the same side with thesedivisions,is usually Gunters line of num-bers. On the other side are the linesof timber and broad measure.
A Stone-cutter's Rule is commonlyfour feet long,and divided into feet andinches.
Rule called Coggleshall’s sliding rule,a rule used in the mensuration of arti-ficer’s work.
Rule of Three , ) commonly
Rule of Proportion, $ called theGolden Itule , is a rule which teacheshow to find a fourth proportional num-ber to three others given.
RULES and Articles. Under thisterm may be considered the militarycode of the British army. They com-prehend 24 sections, divided into sepa-rate articles, and contain the substanceof the Mutiny Act, which passes annu-ally for the government of ail the King’sforces.
For rules relating to courts-martial,in cases where the Life Guards andHorse Guards, likewise where the FootGuards are concerned, see Articles ofWar.
Rules and Regulations. Two booksso entituled, which have been indus-triously and ably compiled by GeneralSir David Duudas, from Saldern, &c.and which are published by authority,for the discipline of the British army.One book, specifically relates to theformations, field exercises and move-ments of the infantry; the other tothose of the cavalry; and both areordered to be strictly observed and prac-tised, without any deviation therefrom.
RUMB de vent y Fr. point of thecompass.
Rumb or rum y Fr. the hold of aship.
RUMOUR , a desultory, loose report of what may, or may not be.