Definition of Rooties
1. rooty [n] - See also: rooty
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Literary usage of Rooties
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... By revolving on this axis it follows a star in its diurnal rooties, » that the star is kept in the field of view notwithstanding that r- •. ..."
2. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1865)
"The saM jail register* shad be the property of tke rooties in which they are several- IT kept, and «hall be forever pi »aeiv«d by ta« ..."
3. The Complete Works of John Lyly by John Lyly (1902)
"87. the rooties badie: the figure of the crucified Saviour on the rood- screen. 100. the foure waites : ie the town waits, or musicians (Fairholt). ..."
4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Pray take them, sir—enough's a feast: Eat some, and pocket up the rest"— What, rob your boys ? those pretty rooties ! " No, sir, you'll leave them to the ..."
5. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"... if not. undone, banished rooties!' by the tumultuous Welsh, from the beggarly bishopric of Bangor; and now (in pity to his poverty and patience) made ..."
6. English Schools at the Reformation 1546-8 by Arthur Francis Leach (1896)
"These commissions were as a rule for the •rooties in couples, thus: Bedford and Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall, Cumberland and ..."
7. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and by John Burke (1835)
"Margaret, m. to John Sinclair, eq. advocate, sheriff-depute of the rooties of Caithness and Sutherland. Frances, m. first, to George l»nui- moud, ..."