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Rut

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1552, OED Evaluation: NA

A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground, especially in a soft road, by the passage of a wheeled vehicle or vehicles.

ExampleMeaning
And so the ruts on the streets were frozen solid.
A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground, especially in a soft road, by the passage of a wheeled vehicle or vehicles.
ExampleMeaning
It was a trail through the bush but what we know call the Rideau-Ferry-Road, g-- yes, a- very much a trail with- with ruts and after rain it would be a quagmire.
A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground, especially in a soft road, by the passage of a wheeled vehicle or vehicles.
ExampleMeaning
And dad- or mom, needed to go for some groceries, she had to get out first thing the morning when it was froze 'cause it could be ruts there maybe a foot deep. Some places on the Galbraith-Road there, there was soft spots in there too and yet they try and dodge the- the ruts the- where you get stuck in the bottom (laughs).
A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground, especially in a soft road, by the passage of a wheeled vehicle or vehicles.