Rother

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rother \Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[eth]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zool.)
     Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     {Rother beasts}, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle.
        [Obs.] --Golding.


  
     {Rother soil}, the dung of rother beasts.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rother \Roth"er\, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.]
     A rudder.
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     {Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for
        fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by
        shipwrights.
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