rut

¹rut

noun \ˈrət\

Definition of RUT

1

: an annually recurrent state of sexual excitement in the male deer; broadly : sexual excitement in a mammal especially when periodic

2

: the period during which rut normally occurs —often used with the

Origin of RUT

Middle English rutte, from Middle French ruit rut, disturbance, from Late Latin rugitus roar, from Latin rugire to roar; akin to Middle Irish rucht roar, Old Church Slavic rŭžati to neigh

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast

Rhymes with RUT

but, butt, cut, glut, gut, hut, jut, mutt, nut, putt, scut, shut, slut, smut, soot, strut, tut, ut, what