rode 1 (r d)v. Past tense of ride. |
| rode 2 (rd) n. Nautical A cable, chain, or rope, especially one attached to the anchor of a small boat. [From Middle English at rode, at an anchorage, from rode, a riding; see road.] |
rode1
vb
the past tense of ride
rode2
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical an anchor rope or chain
[of unknown origin]
rode3
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of the male woodcock) to perform a display flight at dusk during the breeding season
[in the sense ``(of birds) to fly homeward in the evening''; of uncertain origin]
roding n
Translations
rode ride
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