RUTTER

Etymology

Proper noun

Rutter

A surname.

Anagrams

• turret

Etymology 1

Noun

rutter (plural rutters)

(historical) A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. [from 16th c.]

Etymology 2

Noun

rutter (plural rutters)

(historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide. [from 16th c.]

Etymology 3

Noun

rutter (plural rutters)

(now, chiefly, Scotland) A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground. [from 18th c.]

(North America, now, historical) A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh. [from 19th c.]

(slang) The penis.

Anagrams

• turret

Source: Wiktionary


Rut"ter, n. Etym: [D. ruiter a rider. Cf. Ruttier.]

Definition: A horseman or trooper. [Obs.] Such a regiment of rutters Never defied men braver. Beau. & Fl.

Rut"ter, n. Etym: [From Rut.]

Definition: That which ruts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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