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rother.

A horned animal, especially an ox.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɒðə/
  1. A horned animal, especially an ox.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈɹɒðə/
  1. A rudder.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English rother, from Old English rōþor. See rudder.

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