roted
simple past tense and past participle of rote
• doter, orted, toder, trode
Source: Wiktionary
Rote, n.
Definition: A root. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rote, n. Etym: [OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG. rotte, OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. Crowd a kind of violin.] (Mus.)
Definition: A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy- gurdy. Well could he sing and play on a rote. Chaucer. extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes. Sir W. Scott.
Rote, n. Etym: [Cf. Rut roaring.]
Definition: The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
Rote, n. Etym: [OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See Route, and cf. Rut a furrow, Routine.]
Definition: A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote. Swift. till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote. Chaucer. Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. Shak.
Rote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roting.]
Definition: To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] Shak.
Rote, v. i.
Definition: To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] Z. Grey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
