routh
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of routh
First recorded in 1710–20; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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She's baith near-gaun an' new-fangled; an' I like aye to hae routh o' a' things, an' to live just as my faithers did afore me.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 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 John Brown
A houndless hunter and a gunless gunner aye see routh o' game.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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
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 Robert Burns
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