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rut

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rut (verb)
  2. rut (verb)

2rut

verb
rut·tedrut·ting

Definition of RUT

intransitive verb
: to be in or enter into a state of rut

First Known Use of RUT

circa 1625

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

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