RUPEE. The well-known coin of the East Indies. There are gold rupees of nearly 30 shillings in value; but the current rupee is of silver, varying a little from 2 shillings, according to its being named Bombay, Arcot, or Sicca.
RUSPONE. A gold Tuscan coin of the value of £1, 8s. 7d. sterling.
RUT OF THE SEA. The point of impact where it dashes against anything.
RUT OF THE SHORE. The sea breaking along the coast.
RUTTER, or Routier. The old word for an outline chart for ships' tracks [from route]. It was also applied to a journal or log-book; or to a set of sailing instructions, as a directory.
RYDE. A small stream.
RYNE. An Anglo-Saxon word still in use for a water-course, or streamlet which rises high with floods.
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S. A bent iron, called a crooked catch, or pot-hook, in anchors, &c.