ruse.
fish-trap
Meaning & usage
fish-trap
Where this word comes from
From Middle Danish ruse, ultimately from the same root as rør (“pipe, reed”), from which the rushes were braided. Also related to German Reuse (“fish-trap”).
to intoxicate or get intoxicated (used both with alcohol and illegal drugs)
Where this word comes from
From rus + -e.
to rush, hurry
Where this word comes from
Perhaps from Middle Low German rusen. Compare Swedish rusa, German rauschen.
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