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(), n.[F. rut, OF. ruit, L. rugitus a roaring, fr. rugire to roar; -- so called from the noise made by deer in rutting time.] 1. (Physiol.) Sexual desire or strus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the strus 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.] To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc. Rut v. t.To cover in copulation. Dryden. Rut n.[variant of route.] A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively. Rut v. t.To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj.; as, a rutted road. スポンサード リンク
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