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rode (root: ride)
CIDE DICTIONARY
rode, n. [See Rud.].
Redness; complexion. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
rode, imp.
rode, n.
See Rood, the cross. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rode, past of RIDE.
rode, v.intr.
1 (of wildfowl) fly landwards in the evening.
2 (of woodcock) fly in the evening during the breeding season.
1 (of wildfowl) fly landwards in the evening.
2 (of woodcock) fly in the evening during the breeding season.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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