"rute" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹuːt/ Forms: rutes [plural]
enPR: ro͞ot Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Borrowed from German Rute (“rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Rute|gloss=rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)}} German Rute (“rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rute (plural rutes)
  1. (music) A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding. Wikipedia link: rute (music) Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments Synonyms: switch, dowel, ruthe Related terms: brush

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