Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RUCK, v.t.¹ [L. rugo, to wrinkle, to fold; ruga, a fold.]

1. To cower; to bend and set close. [Not in use.] – Gower.
2. To wrinkle; as, to ruck up cloth or a garment. [In this sense, the word is still used by the common people of New England.]