Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US) nonsense, rubbish.

1885		‘Mark Twain’ letter 11 Sept. in Letters (1917) II 460: Flowers and general ruck sent to him by Tom, Dick and Harry from everywhere .
1890		Scribner’s Mag. Aug. 159: [He] wears gloves, and takes his meals private in his room and all that sort of ruck [DA].

2. a cigarette end.

1923

J. Manchon Le Slang.