rode

noun

A cable, chain, or rope, especially one attached to the anchor of a small boat.

Preterit of ride.

noun

An obsolete form of road.

noun

A rope attached to a boat-anchor or killock.

noun

A Middle English form of rood.

noun

A Middle English form of rud.

noun

Redness; complexion.

noun

See rood, the cross.

imp. of ride.