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and a. Another spelling of rud1. rudd2 (rud), п. [A particular use of rudl, rudd1.] The redeye, a cyprinoid fish of Europe, Leuciscus or Scardinius erythrophthalmus. Rudd ( Leuciscus or Scardinius erythrophthalmus). head. The back is olivaceous, the sides and belly are It has a high back, deep body, and comparatively small yellowish marked with red, and the ventral and anal fins are deep-red. It is common in Great Britain and on the Continent, and attains a length of a foot or more. rudder1 (rud'er), n. [ rother , rõthr , an oar, a paddle ( ro thres blæd, rudder-blade,' steór - rōther , a steering-rudder' or paddle, scip- rother , a ship rudder'); (cf. rõther , rõthra , rethra , gerēthra , a rower, sailor, gerēthru , helm, rudder) (= MD. roeder, roer, D. roer , an oar, rudder (MD. roeder , a rower), = MLG. roder , LG. roeder, roer = OHG. ruodar, MHG. ruoder, G. ruder = Icel. ræthri = Sw. roder, ror = Dan. ror, rudder), with formative-der, ther , of agent, rowan , row: see rowl.] 1. That part of the helm which is abaft the stern-post, and is turned IMG:content-2571.png:[blocks in formation] A, rudder of rowboat; B, yawl's or cutter's rudder; C, rudder of sailing ve el. by the tiller so as to expose its side more or le to the resistance of the water and thus direct the ship's course. It is usually hinged on the stern-post by pintles and gudgeons. Disc rec i on is the cartere of uirtues, ase zayth sant bernard, and the rother of the ipe of the zaule. Ayenbite of Inwyt (E. E. T. S.), p. 160. In daunger hit [Noah's ark] semed, With-outen... hande-helme hasped on rother. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 419. The Antoniad, the Egyptian admiral, With all their sixty, fly and turn the rudder . rudder-band (rud'er-band), n. A gearing with which the rudder is braced or made fast while the ship lies at anchor. They committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands . Acts xxvii. 40.