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rute

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ro͞ot
  • /ɹuːt/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ɹʉwt/
  • rhymes with -uːt
  • homophone: root
  • homophone: route (some pronunciations)

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noun

Meaning 1

A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rute (“rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)”).