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   Rut , n. [F. rut, OF. ruit, L. rugitus a roaring, fr. rugire to roar; -- so called from the noise made by deer in rutting time.]
   (Physiol.) Sexual desire or oestrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the oestrus exists.
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   Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote.
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   Rut, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rutting.] To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc.
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   Rut, v. t. To cover in copulation.
   Dryden.
   
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   Rut, n. [variant of route.] A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively.
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   Rut, v. t. To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj.; as, a rutted road.
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