Rut

RUT

—noun
1. a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels
2. any deep mark, hole, or groove
3. a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc; dreary or undeviating routine (especially in the phrase "in a rut")
—verb
4. (trans.) to make a rut or ruts in

—noun
1. a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
2. another name for oestrus
—verb
3. (intr.) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity




With its rutted horns,
The ram has the perfect excuse
For perennial rut.