Rutter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rutter is a noun meaning (now chiefly Scotland) A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground.
Meaning
(now chiefly Scotland) A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground.
More Meanings
- (Canada, US, now historical) A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh.
- (historical) A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- (historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide.
- (slang) The penis.
Example Sentences
Such a regiment of rutters / Never defied men braver
She moved my rutter so that it was not poking into her. We fell asleep.
But a rutter was only as good as the pilot who wrote it, the scribe who hand-copied it, the very rare printer who printed it, or the scholar who translated it.
Word Forms
- rutters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ruttier, reiter, rider, rumbler, rattoner, ruck.
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