rout2

 
Pronunciation: /raʊt/

verb

  • 1 [with object] cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface): you routed each plank all along its length
  • 2 [no object] dialect (of an animal) turn up ground with its snout in search of food.
  • rummage about.
  • 3 [with object] find (someone or something), or force them from a place: Simon routed him from the stable

Origin:

mid 16th century (in rout2 (sense 2)): alteration of the verb root2. rout2 (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century