rougher / ruffer [ˈrʌfɜr]
rougher – adj. & n. – adj. comparative form of rough – 1. coarser, more uneven; 2. shaggier; 3. wilder (country); 4. less cultured, less polished or precise; n. – 1. a person who heckles or prepared flax; 2. a person who does the preparatory work for a process in several areas; 3. weaving – cloth taken from the loom before finishing; 4. a horseman engaged in taming or breaking horses
ruffer – n. – 1. a particular type of card player or play; 2. a studded board for processing flax