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rutterkin

rutterkin noun: an old crafty fox or beguiler.

Noun

rutterkin (plural rutterkins)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) An old crafty fox or beguiler.
    • what will become of the Doctrine , […] if ye play the rutterkin1579, J. T., transl., Sermons of M. Jean Calvin)

Forms of rutterkin

pluralrutterkins

Questions about rutterkin

What does rutterkin mean?
Rutterkin means an old crafty fox or beguiler.
What part of speech is rutterkin?
Rutterkin is a noun.
What is the plural of rutterkin?
The plural of rutterkin is rutterkins.

Words near rutterkin in the dictionary

  1. ruttee
  2. ruttees
  3. Rutten
  4. Ruttens
  5. rutter
  6. rutterkin
  7. rutterkins
  8. rutters
  9. ruttier
  10. ruttiers
  11. ruttiest

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