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ˈrookle, v. dial. var. of rootle v. Hence ˈrookler; ˈrookling ppl. a.1855 Kingsley Westw. Ho! viii, Such were then the pigs of Devon: not to be compared with the..game-flavoured little rooklers. 1857 ― Two Y. Ago II. 70 Rookling in their drains, like an old sow. 1865 ― Poems, Martin Lightfoot's Song...
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rootle, v. (ˈruːt(ə)l) Also dial. routle. [f. root v.2 + -le. See also rookle v.] 1. intr. To root or grub; transf. to poke about. Also const. about, round.1809 Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. 141 Rootle, to dig up roots like swine. 1854 A. E. Baker Northampt. Gloss. I. 181 How them children are rootling...
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