rode

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[rəʊd], (Verb)

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[rəʊd], (Verb)

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- (of a woodcock) fly on a regular circuit in the evening as a territorial display, making sharp calls and grunts
(e.g: woodcock regularly rode in favourable places)


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mid 18th century (in the sense ‘fly landwards in the evening’): of unknown origin


[rəʊd], (Noun)

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- a rope, especially one securing an anchor or trawl


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early 17th century: of unknown origin




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