Routh

//ɹaʊθ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Plenty, abundance. dialectal

    "he would cross th' Atlantic Ocean, And seek the land of Spanish Main; And there amass a routh of treasure, And then come back with bosom leal To his own Marjory, and release her From rock and reel and spinning wheel."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname.; A surname from English countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname.; A surname from the South Asian languages countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A unisex given name. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A unisex given name.; A female given name, variant of Ruth. countable, uncountable

Example

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"he would cross th' Atlantic Ocean, And seek the land of Spanish Main; And there amass a routh of treasure, And then come back with bosom leal To his own Marjory, and release her From rock and reel and spinning wheel."

Related phrases

east riding of yorkshire

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