The Only Use of

rout
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce

Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:

In vain he trotted, signalling in vain among the rout of barekneed gillies smuggling implements of music through Trinity gates.†
Chpt 10

Definitions:

(1) (rout as in: the team was routed)
an overwhelming defeat; or a disorderly retreat
(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus)
meaning too common or too 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.