Rother \Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[eth]er; cf. D. rund.]

(Zo["o]l.) Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.]

--Shak.

Rother beasts, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle. [Obs.]

--Golding.

Rother soil, the dung of rother beasts.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Rother \Roth"er\, n. [OE. See Rudder.]

A rudder.

Rother nail, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by shipwrights.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)