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RUTTING
RUT
furrow, rut, groove
(verb) hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; “furrow soil”
rut
(verb) be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
rutting
present participle of rut
Noun
rutting (plural ruttings)
(zoology) pairing; the period of time when certain ungulates mate
Source: Wiktionary
RUT
Rut, n. Etym: [F. rut, OF. ruit, L. ruditus a roaring, fr. rugire to roar; -sp called from the noise made by deer in rutting time.]
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: Sexual desire or oestrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the oestrus exists.
2. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote.
Rut, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rutting.]
Definition: To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc.
Rut, v. t.
Definition: To cover in copulation. Dryden.
Rut, n. Etym: [variant of route.]
Definition: A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively. in a rut.
Rut, v. t.
Definition: To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj; as, a rutted road.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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