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Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

noun Peace; quietness.
noun A Middle English form of roe.
noun rota, a wheel: see rota.] A wheel.

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noun Peace; quietness.
noun UK, dialectal Rest; stillness.
noun Short form of kangaroo.
abbreviation Quintana Roo, a state of Mexico.

Etymologies

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From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw ("quietness, quiet, rest"), from Proto-Germanic *rōwō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)- (“quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve ("peace, repose"), German Ruhe ("rest, peace, tranquility"), Danish and Swedish ro ("rest, peace, tranquility"), Icelandic ró ("calm, quietness").

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From kangaroo.

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Examples

The justification for the switch-a-roo is that my office at the NMNH is freezing, giving me a reason to knit a wool scarf/shawl in the summer.

Back from Boston! « Compulsive Knitter 2005
The justification for the switch-a-roo is that my office at the NMNH is freezing, giving me a reason to knit a wool scarf/shawl in the summer.

2005 July 05 « Compulsive Knitter 2005
It was a little freaky to see a big truck with it's cattle catchers, I think they are called roo bars here.

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
He enjoyed it but said the roo was a bit tough (as it always is)!

TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009
He enjoyed it but said the roo was a bit tough (as it always is)!

TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009
the photo to the left i call roo do, because this roo has an interesting hair-do! it's actually a wallaby, but close enough!

whitsunday adventures WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2006
the photo to the left i call roo do, because this roo has an interesting hair-do! it's actually a wallaby, but close enough!

Archive 2006-08-01 WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2006
If you try to say it like "roo" and "ford" it doesn't sound right.

Is That Legal?: I'm Guessing The Locals Say "Rufton" 2007
While the rotting flesh masked the convicts scent from the dogs, the half-starved guards saw this 'roo' from afar and starting shooting at it for their evening dinner.

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
Just as some try to hang on to the outdated fanny by throwing it over a shoulder and calling it a "roo," people just can't seem to let go of the first person pronouns.

Kansan.com stories 2010

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slumry commented on the word roo

;-)

July 13, 2007
sionnach commented on the word roo

Jane Smiley on Australian marsupials.

February 1, 2008
oroboros commented on the word roo

To pluck wool from a sheep by hand, according to NPR's Says You!.

April 21, 2018