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Rode (?), n. [See Rud.] Redness; complexion. [Obs.] "His rode was red." Chaucer.

Rode, imp. of Ride.

Rode, n. See Rood, the cross. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ro"dent (?), a. [L. rodens, - entis, p. pr. of rodere to gnaw. See Rase, v. t., and cf. Rostrum.] 1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) Gnawing. (b) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.

Ro"dent, n. (Zoöl.) One of the Rodentia.

||Ro*den"ti*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Rodent, a.] (Zoöl.) An order of ||mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, ||distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, ||and beavers belong to this order.

The incisor teeth are long, curved, and strongly enameled on the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge. They have a persistent pulp and grow continuously.

||Ro*de"o (?), n. [SP., a going round.] A round-up. See Round-up. ||[Western U.S.]

Rodge (?), n. (Zoöl.) The gadwall. [Prov. Eng.]

Rod"o*mel (?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?; rose + &?;&?;&?; honey.] Juice of roses mixed with honey. Simmonds.

Rod"o*mont (?), n. [F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr. Rodomonte, Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the "Orlando Furioso" of Ariosto, and the "Orlando Innamorato" of Bojardo; properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. It. rodare to roll away (fr. L. rota a wheel) + It. monte a mountain, L. mons. See Rotary, Mount, n.] A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio. Sir T. Herbert.

Rod"o*mont, a. Bragging; vainly boasting.

Rod`o*mon*tade" (?), n. [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n.] Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.

I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible.

Dryden.

Rod`o*mon*tade", v. i. To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.

Rod`o*mon*tad"ist (?), n. One who boasts.

Rod`o*mon*ta"do (?), n. Rodomontade.

Rod`o*mon*ta"dor (?), n. A rodomontadist.

Rods"man (?), n.; pl. Rodsmen (&?;). One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party. G. W. Cable.

Ro"dy (?), a. Ruddy. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Roe (?), n. [OE. ro, AS. rh; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel. r, SW. rå.] (Zoöl.) (a) A roebuck. See Roebuck. (b) The female of any species of deer.

Roe, n. [For roan, OE. rowne, akin to G. rogen, OHG. rogan, Icel. hrogn, Dan. rogn, ravn, Sw. rom; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. &?;&?;&?; pebble, Skr. &?;arkar gravel.] 1. (Zoöl.) The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.

2. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

Roe"buck` (?), n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zoöl.) A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capræa) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds.

Roed (?), a. (Zoöl.) Filled with roe.

Roe"deer` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The roebuck.