rother (plural rothers)
(obsolete) A horned animal, especially an ox.
rother (plural rothers)
A rudder.
• rethor, rhetor
Rother (countable and uncountable, plural Rothers)
A surname.
A river in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Don.
A river in Hampshire and West Sussex, England, which flows into the River Arun.
A river in Kent and East Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel.
A local government district in East Sussex created in 1974, which is named after the river in East Sussex.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rother is the 15748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1851 individuals. Rother is most common among White (94.0%) individuals.
• rethor, rhetor
Source: Wiktionary
Roth"er, a. Etym: [AS. hryedher; cf. D. rund.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Bovine.
– n.
Definition: A bovine beast. [Obs.] Shak. Rother beasts, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle. [Obs.] Golding.
– Rother soil, the dung of rother beasts.
Roth"er, n. Etym: [OE. See Rudder.]
Definition: A rudder. Rother nail, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by shipwrights.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
