The Only Use of
rout
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- After consulting a tree to ascertain from its lichen which way was south, and taking no lip from the subordinates who ventured to correct him, Colonel Maycomb set out on a purposeful journey to rout the enemy and entangled his troops so far northwest in the forest primeval that they were eventually rescued by settlers moving inland.
p. 346..5rout = overwhelming defeat
Definition:
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(rout as in: the team was routed) an overwhelming defeat; or a disorderly retreat