rutter

Noun

(plural rutters)

A thing that ruts.
A tool used in peat cutting.
A guide who leads the way through a difficult or unknown course.
A pilot book or seaman's guide carried by navigators in the Middle Ages; a precursor to the modern navigation chart.

Origin

Likely from French routier and Dutch ruiter, meaning "something that finds a way".

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