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rye

UK/ɹaɪ/ US/ˈraɪ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

the seed of the cereal grass

2.
3.

whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt

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Origin

* As an English surname, variant of Rea. * Also as an English surname, from the noun rye. * As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads whose name derive from Old Norse rjóðr (“forest clearing”); see the verb ryðja (“to clear”). * As a Danish surname, from the town Ry in Skanderbord. * The town in England is perhaps derived from Old English riþ (“river, stream”) whence also rith; compare ree.

Phrases

  • Robin's rye
  • rock and rye
  • Romany rye
  • rye bread
  • Rye Brook
  • rye flake
  • rye flour
  • rye grass
  • Rye Park
  • rye seed

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