rother
nounEtymology From Middle English rother, from Old English rōþor. See rudder.
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A rudder.
- Derived terms
- rother nail
rother
noun/ˈɹɒðə/
Etymology From Middle English rother, ruther, reother, from Old English hrūþer, hrȳþer, byforms of hrīþer, hrīþ (“neat; ox”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz, *hrinþaz. Cognate with Dutch rund (“bovine”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).
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Obsolete A horned animal, especially an ox.