Crossword clues for rother
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rother \Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[eth]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zo["o]l.)
Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Rother beasts, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle.
[Obs.]
--Golding.
Rother soil, the dung of rother beasts.
Rother \Roth"er\, n. [OE. See Rudder.] A rudder.
Rother nail, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by shipwrights.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. a horned animal, especially an ox Etymology 2
n. A rudder.
Wikipedia
Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.
Rother (or Röther) is a surname. It can refer to:
- Anthony Rother (born 1972), German electronic music composer, producer and label owner
- Artur Rother (1885–1972), German opera conductor
- Caitlin Rother (born ?), Canadian-born U.S. author and journalist
- Helene Rother (1908–1999), German-born U.S. automotive and industrial designer
- Jason Rother (1969–1988), United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal whose abandonment caused a scandal
- Joachim Rother (born 1948), German Olympian backstroke swimmer
- Leopold Rother (1894–1978), German architect, urban planner, and educator
- Michael Rother (born 1950), German experimental musician and composer
- Mike Rother (born 1958), U.S. engineer, researcher, teacher, and public speaker
- Sabine Röther (born 1957), East German handball player and Olympic competitor
- Stanley Rother (1935–1981), U.S. Catholic priest, missionary to Guatemala, and murder victim
- Wilfried Rother (born 1990), French footballer
Usage examples of "rother".
Once more they landed at a short distance from Constantinople, and Rother bade his men hide in a thicket, while he went into the city, disguised as a pilgrim, and carrying under his robe a hunting horn, which he promised to sound should he at any time find himself in danger.
He pointed out the intruder, cried that he was Rother in disguise, and bade his guards seize him and hang him.
The general, Car rothers had replied, understood results, and he hoped that was abundantly clear to every swinging dick out there who wanted to keep his present rank and commissary privileges.
Car rothers got in on the left side, in deference to General Waddelfs seniority.