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rut2

Syllabification: (rut)
Pronunciation: /rət/

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Definition of rut

noun

(the rut)
  • an annual period of sexual activity in deer and some other mammals, during which the males fight each other for access to the females.

verb (ruts, rutting, rutted)

[no object] (often as adjective rutting)
  • engage in rutting:a rutting stag

Derivatives

ruttish

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin rugitus, from rugire 'to roar'

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