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Roding

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in Essex and Greater London, England, which flows into Barking Creek before it reaches the Thames near Barking.
Noun
  1. 1
    The mating display of the male woodcock, consisting of a patrolling flight around its territory. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A small boat's anchor line. countable

    "Three boats found their rodings fouled by these reckless mid-sea hunters, and were towed half a mile ere their horses shook the line free."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rode form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

The river's name is from Old English *Hrōþa (a personal name).

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