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ROUST, ROST, _s._ A strong tide or current, Orkn.

_Brand._

Isl. _roest_, _raust_, aestuaria.

_To_ ROUST, _v. n._

1. To cry with a rough voice, S. B.

_Douglas._

2. To bellow; applied to cattle, S. B.

_Douglas._

Isl. _raust_, vox canora; Dan. _roest_, a cry.

~Roust~, _s._ The act of roaring, S. B.

~Rousty~, _adj._.

1. Hoa.r.s.e.

_Ruddiman._

2. Not refined.

_Pal. Hon._

ROUSTREE, _s._ The cross bar on which the crook is hung, Aberd.

Su. G. _roeste_, suprema aedificii pars.

_To_ ROUT, ROWT, _v. n._

1. To bellow, S.

_Burns._

Isl. _raut-a_, rugire belluarum more.

2. To make a great noise.

_Douglas._

~Rout~, ~Rowt~, _s._