rut

Examples

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• During the rut, male deer become very active as they seek out females to mate.

• Now there are three early hunts plus a late-December hunt during the rut.

  Blog text (8)

• The chase phase of the rut is the most exciting part of it.

  Blog text (13)

• The deer was probably in rut, Frank had said, charged the tree, and got stuck.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I remember last year's rut was awesome with deer running all over the place.

  Blog text (31)

• You know, only male elk rut.

  1242: Gateway to the West (2025)

• Large herds of bison may be viewed during the fall rut, and coyotes can almost always be seen in the valley.

  Academic text (2009)

• A bull will gather 20-30 elk cows into his harem during the mating rut season.

  Academic text (2009)

• However, Pendharkar and Goyal (1995) reported that males are largely solitary, interacting with female groups only during the rut.

  Academic text (2015)

• Hunters often plan their trips for the rut season, believing it increases their chances of spotting bucks.

Idioms

I

in a rut

• Informal

16 6.7

Stuck doing the same boring things and not making progress for a long time

Surface Forms

Etymology