routh

routh [rooth, routh] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Scot. and North England. abundance; plenty. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of routh First recorded in 1710–20; origin uncertain Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for routh Historical Examples of routh

He that has routh o’ butter may butter his bread on baith sides.

The Proverbs of Scotland

Alexander Hislop

This threat seemed to produce its effect, and even Routh obeyed.

The Missing Ship

W. H. G. Kingston

Jimmy understood that the game lay between Routh and Segouin.

Dubliners

James Joyce

Jean made the pack of the coming father as routh as a magic cave.

The Lost Pibroch

Neil Munro

They overtook the Routh party at the beginning of the mountain-path.

A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite’s Life.

Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for routh routh rowth Scot noun abundance adjective abundant; plentiful Word Origin for routh C18: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012