Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Red; ruddy.
- noun . Redness; blush; flush.
- noun . Complexion; face.
- noun Red ocher; reddle for marking sheep.
- To make red.
- To redden.
- noun A dialectal variant of
reed . - To rub; polish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Redness; blush.
- noun Ruddle; red ocher.
- noun (Zoöl.) The rudd.
- transitive verb obsolete To make red.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete, transitive To make
red .
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Examples
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"rud" to-day, reverting picturesquely into the forest trail over which the early inland settlers rode their horses or drove their oxen with upcountry produce to the sea.
The Dwelling Place of Light — Volume 3 Winston Churchill 1909
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a "rud" to-day, reverting picturesquely into the forest trail over which the early inland settlers rode their horses or drove their oxen with upcountry produce to the sea.
The Dwelling Place of Light — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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"rud" to-day, reverting picturesquely into the forest trail over which the early inland settlers rode their horses or drove their oxen with upcountry produce to the sea.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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September 1, 2008 at 6:01 pm yesh bees safes adn watches out fro teh cwazys on teh rud
catscan - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Dat wuz mai nawt sekkund thot, but ai deeside id two reed an see if n e wun elze sed it bufore ai wuz red…ree..rud…sayin da same fing.
Reason number 101 - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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March 31, 2008 at 3:09 am hoooooooooot you callinz rud.
bad manners owl - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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T� s�il agam go bhfuil gach rud ag oibri� amach go maith thall.
One of these days… 2004
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The redoubtable Michael Everson has created a page called "Gach uile rud faoi Ogham ar an Líon/Every Ogham thing on the Web" that includes General links, Scholarly links, Standardization links, Font links, Pagan links, Commercial links, and Other links.
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She laid it close by the leaves, then scooped some up and pushed them into the bodice of the riding shirt, making rud imentary breasts.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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"This place in the rud hain't fitten fer talk, nohow."
Heart of the Blue Ridge Waldron Baily
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