Both Uses of
rout
in
Main Street
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- "I hate to break up the party, but it's getting late, and a doctor never knows when he'll get routed out before morning."†
Chpt 14
- Kids get routed through the shop like a motor.†
Chpt 23 *
Definition:
-
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Rout has other common meanings such as to make a groove, dig, search, or find. In classic literature, it can have varied meanings including reference to a disorderly group of people or a large party. The British may use the word to describe the noise cows make. The word form routings may refer to the routes taken to get somewhere.