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rute.

A beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹuːt//ɹʉwt/British, Southern, Standard
  1. A beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Rute (“rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)”).

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