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roguing
We have found lemma(root) word of roguing : rogue.
Definitions
[rəʊɡ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person whose behaviour one disapproves of but who is nonetheless likeable or attractive
(e.g: Flynn's screen reputation as a charming rogue)
- an elephant or other large wild animal living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies
Phrases:
- go rogue
Origin
:
mid 16th century (denoting an idle vagrant): probably from Latin rogare ‘beg, ask’, and related to obsolete slang roger ‘vagrant beggar’ (many such cant terms were introduced towards the middle of the 16th century)
[rəʊɡ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- denoting a person or thing that behaves in an aberrant or unpredictable way, typically with damaging or dangerous effects
(e.g: rogue elements among the ranks would be dealt with)
- (of an elephant or other large wild animal) living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies
(e.g: a rogue elephant)
Phrases:
- go rogue
Origin
:
mid 16th century (denoting an idle vagrant): probably from Latin rogare ‘beg, ask’, and related to obsolete slang roger ‘vagrant beggar’ (many such cant terms were introduced towards the middle of the 16th century)
[rəʊɡ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop)
(e.g: the sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings)
Phrases:
- go rogue
Origin
:
mid 16th century (denoting an idle vagrant): probably from Latin rogare ‘beg, ask’, and related to obsolete slang roger ‘vagrant beggar’ (many such cant terms were introduced towards the middle of the 16th century)
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