routh

American  

[rooth, routh] / ruθ, raʊθ /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. abundance; plenty.

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routh British  

/ raʊθ /

noun

1. abundance

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adjective

1. abundant; plentiful

Etymology

Origin of routh

First recorded in 1710–20; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

A coof cam in wi’ routh o’ gear, And I hae tint my dearest dear; But woman is but warld’s gear, Sae let the bonnie lass gang.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

He that has routh o' butter may butter his bread on baith sides.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

For routh o' bonnie bairns had she; Mair strappin' lads ye wadna see; And her braw lasses bore the gree Frae a' the rest o' Gowrie.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

Lat never a man a wooing wend, That lacketh thingis three; A routh o' gould, an open heart, Ay fu' o' charity.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

Quoth the wylie auld wife, “The thing speaks weel; Our workers are scant—we hae routh o’ meal; Giff he’ll do as he says—be he man, be he de’il, Wow! we’ll try this Aiken-drum.”

From Spare Hours by Brown, John