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roué (ro̵̅o̅ ā′, ro̵̅o̅′ā′)

noun

a dissipated man; debauchee; rake

Etymology: Fr, pp. of rouer, to break on the wheel < L rota, wheel (see roll): said orig. to be used (c. 1720) of the dissolute companions of the Duc d'Orléans

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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