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roding en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The mating display of the male woodcock, consisting of a patrolling flight around its territory.
  2. (countable) A small boat's anchor line.
    • Three boats found their rodings fouled by these reckless mid-sea hunters, and were towed half a mile ere their horses shook the line free. 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:

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roding en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of rode
    form of rode