rudd
[ ruhd ]
/ rʌd /
noun
a European, freshwater fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, of the carp family.
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Words nearby rudd
ruckus, ruction, rudaceous, Ruda Śląska, rudbeckia, rudd, rudder, rudderfish, rudderhead, rudderpost, rudderstock
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British Dictionary definitions for rudd (1 of 2)
rudd
/ (rʌd) /
noun
a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, having a compressed dark greenish body and reddish ventral and tail fins
Word Origin for rudd
C17: probably from dialect rud red colour, from Old English rudu redness
British Dictionary definitions for rudd (2 of 2)
Rudd
/ (rʌd) /
noun
Kevin (Michael). born 1957, Australian politician: leader of the Labor Party (2006–10 and from 2013); Prime Minister (2007–2010 and from 2013)
Steele, pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis, 1868–1935, Australian author. His works include On Our Selection (1899), Our New Selection (1902), Back at Our Selection (1906) and Grandpa's Selection (1916) which featured the characters Dad and Dave
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