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RELATED WORDS

accommodate, arrange, assemble, bring, cater, cook, furnish, give, indulge, make, prepare, present, produce, ready, render, serve, supply

Nearby words

rusticity, rusticly, rustin, rustin, bayard, rusting, rustle up, rustle up, rustler, rustless, rustling, ruston

Origin of rustle

1350–1400; Middle English rustlen (v.); compare Frisian russelje, Dutch ridselen; of imitative orig.
Related formsrus·tling·ly, adverbun·rus·tling, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for rustle up (1 of 3)

rustle up

verb (tr, adverb) informal

to prepare (a meal, snack, etc) rapidly, esp at short notice
to forage for and obtain

British Dictionary definitions for rustle up (2 of 3)

rustle

1
/ (ˈrʌsəl) /

verb

to make or cause to make a low crisp whispering or rubbing sound, as of dry leaves or paper
to move with such a sound

noun

such a sound or sounds
Derived Formsrustling, adjective, nounrustlingly, adverb

Word Origin for rustle

Old English hrūxlian; related to Gothic hrukjan to crow ², Old Norse hraukr raven, crow 1

British Dictionary definitions for rustle up (3 of 3)

rustle

2
/ (ˈrʌsəl) /

verb

mainly US and Canadian to steal (cattle, horses, etc)
US and Canadian informal to move swiftly and energetically

Word Origin for rustle

C19: probably special use of rustle 1 (in the sense: to move with quiet sound)
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Idioms and Phrases with rustle up

rustle up

Get together food or some other needed item with some effort, as in I don't know what we have but I'll rustle up a meal somehow, or You boys need to rustle up some wood for a campfire. The verb rustle here means “to assemble in a hurry.” [Late 1800s]

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