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ROOD GOOSE, RUDE GOOSE, the brent goose, Ross.

_Statist. Acc._

Dan. _radgaas_, Norw. _raatgaas_.

ROOF-TREE, _s._

1. The beam which forms the angle of a roof, S.

2. A toast, expressive of a wish for prosperity to one's family, S. B.

ROOK, _s._ A sort of uproar, Loth.

Germ. _ruck-en_, movere; _ruck_, impetus.

ROOK, _s._ Thick mist, S.

V. ~Rak~, _s._ 3.

~Rooky~, _adj._ Misty, S.

_Hamilton._

ROOM, _adj._ and _s._

V. ~Rowme~.

ROON, _s._ A shred.

V. ~Rund~.

_To_ ROOSE, _v. a._ To extol.

V. ~Ruse~.

_To_ ROOSE _fish_, to throw a large quant.i.ty of fish together, with salt among them; allowing them to lie in that state for some time, before curing them, S.

ROOST, _s._

1. The inner roof of a cottage, composed of spars reaching from the one wall to the other, S.

2. A garret, S. B.