Complete Definition of "rutter"

English
Etymology
Likely from French routier and Dutch ruiter, meaning "something that finds a way".
Noun
en-noun
#A thing that ruts.
#A tool used in peat cutting.
#A guide who leads the way through a difficult or unknown course.
#A pilot book or seaman's guide carried by navigators in the Middle Ages; a precursor to the modern navigation chart.

Translations
trans-top|a thing that ruts
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trans-top|a tool used in peat cutting
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trans-top|a guide
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trans-top|a pilot book
Dutch: logboek or scheepsjournaal
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See also
Rut

ru:rutter
zh:rutter

Revision and Credits for"rutter"
  • 2007-11-10 03:47 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/203.213.250.228|203.213.250.228]] ([[User_talk:203.213.250.228|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Ruakh|Ruakh]]

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