rustlev.

Brit.

/ˈrʌsl/, U.S.

/ˈrəs(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English rossle, Middle English rostel, Middle English rostle, Middle English rouschel, Middle English rousle, Middle English roustle, Middle English rustel, Middle English rustely, Middle English rustly, Middle English– rustle, 1500s russillit (Scottish, past tense), 1500s–1600s rushle, 1500s–1600s russel, 1500s–1800s russle, 1600s rusle.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably ultimately imitative; compare -le suffix 3. Perhaps compare reesle v., hirsle v.Perhaps compare the following small group of very poorly attested Old English words: hristlende (participial adjective) that makes a noise (one isolated attestation); of uncertain origin: perhaps a derivative (compare -le suffix 3) of hristan to make a noise (one isolated attestation (as participial adjective); perhaps cognate with Old Icelandic hrista to shake < an extended form of the same Germanic base as Old English hrisian to shake, to rattle: see rese v.¹); compare also Old English hristung rattling (of the throat) (one isolated attestation):eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in W. G. Stryker Lat.-Old Eng. Gloss. in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 32 Ad stridulae [buccinae sonum], ðære hristendan, to swege.eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in J. J. Quinn Minor Lat.-Old Eng. Glossaries in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1956) 140 Radiis stridentibus, hrislum hristlendum.eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xlvi. 258 Ceolan hristung & hreoung, hlydende swiþust innan wistlað of þam dæle þe þæt sar bið.It is uncertain what connection, if any, there is between these words and Middle Dutch ristelen , ritselen to make a soft rustling sound (Dutch ritselen , also risselen , ristelen ); compare also West Frisian risselje , russelje to rustle; all probably ultimately of imitative origin. Max Förster in Englische Studien 39 (1908) 344–7, taking the -t- in Middle English and later forms as epenthetic, seeks to derive the word from Old English hrūxlian to make a noise (one isolated attestation; < gehrūxl noise, tumult (compare y- prefix), of uncertain origin: perhaps < the same Germanic base (with suffixation) as Gothic hrukjan to crow: see rook n.¹):OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. ix. 23 Cum uenisset iesus in domum principes et cum uidiset tubicines et turbam tumultuantem : þa cwom se hælend in hus þas aldormonnes & þa gesæh piperas & menigu ruxlende. It is uncertain whether a specific use of this word is shown by Anglo-Norman russiller and Middle English russille, both in the sense ‘to cluck’, in the early 15th-cent. trilingual text Femina:c1400 Femina (Trin. Cambr.) (2005) 9 Et quant le gelyne commence a rusiller..And whanne þe han takyþ to russille.

I. To make a sound typically caused by the shaking or friction of surfaces (usually a soft muffled sound, but in early use sometimes a rattling, clattering, or crashing sound; cf. sense 2).

a. intransitive. Of things (esp. leaves, paper, etc.): to make a soft, muffled crackling sound when moving.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > rustle

brustlec1275

rustlea1387

stichle?a1513

whistle1633

fissle1721

crinkle1878

frou-frouing1905

a1387 [implied in: J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 93 Bote wiþ som manere rouschelynge [v.rr. rouslynng, roustlyge, rosslynge; L. strepitum] þat he made in ligynge adoun, his felowe awook. (at rustling n. 1)].

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 194^v Grauel..ȝif it were y-þruste and ybrused togeders in a mannes honde, it shulde rustly [Morgan rustel] and make noyse ffor druynes and hardenesse.

a1475 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Harl.) (1927) l. 157b (MED) There were sheldis gylt and leyd wyth ynde And baners rustland with þe wynde.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Strepito, to make noyse often: to make a great noyse: to rustle.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 68 Al the skye shal rustle with thumping thunderus hurring.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iii. 33 He is comming Sir,..I heare his Straw russle .

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 41 When the wind-shaken ropes rumble and rustle.

1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 425. ¶1 The Fanning of the Wind rustling on the Leaves.

1791 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 558 The storm without might rair and rustle, Tam did na mind the storm a whistle.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 8 The dry leaf rustles in the brake.

1866 All Year Round 11 Aug. 102/1 I heard the paper rustle and shake in the dead silence.

1897 W. H. Thornton Reminisc. Clergyman vi. 177 A person had been terrified by hearing the curtains of the bed rustle.

1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iv. 208 ‘Halt!’ shouted a tall Pathan,..his baggy trousers rustling in the breeze under the long tunic.

1957 P. Larkin Let. 8 July in Sel. Lett. (1992) 278 I sit half-stewed each night, while the leaves rustle outside.

2007 New Yorker 8 Oct. 34/2 The pages of hundreds of heavy red law books rustled as everyone tried to brush up on the Brandenburg principle.

b. intransitive. Of a person, an animal, or a crowd: to cause sounds of this nature to be produced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > rustle > cause

rustle1544

1544 G. Joye Present Consol. Sufferers Persecucion Pref. sig. A.iiij^v Then beginneth Satan to rustle when a stronger armed inuadeth his realme.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxiiij^v Beynge charged to make a signe,..he rustleth & maketh a noyce agayne.

1610 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 2) 1158 Which caused them..to russle with their armes, to keepe a stirre with their souldiours.

a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 110 To russle boysterously, or grumbling murmur some unsavoury Prayers.

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 32 So stands the Thracian Heardsman..and hopes the hunted Bear, And hears him rustling in the Wood.

1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 421 Thro' reedy Pools Rustling they work their Way.

1819 S. Rogers Human Life 35 The otter rustling in the sedgy mere.

1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. xi. 192 She rustled at an old cabinet, which she unlocked and locked, as if placing the papers therein.

1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 18 Woman rustles, and bustles, and creaks, and fusses.

1967 Life 3 Feb. 4/1 Blitzer's proposed restoration would include creaking hallways lit by naked bulbs, live rats rustling in pens behind the walls, chemicals that would duplicate the stench of a slum.

1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 112 The children in the congregation rustled and prattled and squalled so that the voice of the young clergyperson..could hardly be heard.

c. transitive. To shake, stir, or otherwise move, causing a rustling sound to be produced. Also reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > move in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > move with rustling noise

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reesle1891

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (transitive)] > rustle

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1544 G. Joye Present Consol. Sufferers Persecucion Pref. sig. B.ij When the stronger armed cometh vpon hym, then rustleth Satan his harnes, then stereth he vp tumults.

1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse ix. xxxviii. f. 89^v Her louer which was vnder the tubbe, began to stirre & rustle him selfe.

1628 R. Hayman tr. J. Owen Certaine Epigrams iii. 19 in Quodlibets The mornings trusty Herauld Chantecleare,..Russels himselfe, stretching forth euery wing, And then his good newes lowdly he doth sing.

1742 Scots Mag. Aug. 371/2 It was just hot enough to render what little air was abroad refreshing, which rather fanned than rustled the leaves, rather kissed than disturbed the stream.

1781 T. S. Whalley Fatal Kiss 5 Nearer I crept, and as each bush Rustled its leaves, I whisper'd,—hush!

1830 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: N. Amer. II. 90 The members [of Congress], instead of attending to what is spoken, are busied in conversation, in writing letters,..rustling the countless multitude of newspapers which deluge the House.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiii. 221 They who come to the old shrines find apes and players rustling the old garments.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 619 From off the sea a little west-wind blew, Rustling the garden-leaves like sudden rain.

1938 Fortune Sept. 82 Navy Inspector Lieutenant Commander George L. Compo is rustling some sheets of paper in his hands.

1969 Rotarian Jan. 22/2 Northeast trade winds rustle the palm fronds and keep the Honolulu temperature below 90 degrees F.

2009 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Nov. Talking to one's neighbour..or rustling sweets [in the cinema]: people always did that, didn't they?

2. With adverbs and adverbial phrases, as into, through, to, etc.In early use frequently with reference to armed combat, indicating rapid motion and a stronger sound; cf. sense 3.

a. intransitive. To move with a rustling sound. Also transitive (reflexive) in same sense. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > move in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move noisily > with rustling noise

rustlea1470

fissle1721

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > rustle > move with

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a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 736 He smote hym so harde uppon the shylde that sir Palomydes and his whyght horse rosteled to the erthe.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xvii. sig. L2^v As he let his sworde fall vpon it, another Knight, all in blacke came rustling in.

1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie v. iii. sig. H3 These minstrelles..rustle into euery place.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 478 Foure strong men armed with shields,..rustle in vpon the lyon lying in his den: he..with such celeritie rustleth vpon them, as if it were some storme and tempest.

1640 J. Gower tr. Ovid Festivalls i. 17 Following then The sound, through woods he rustles to his den.

a1658 J. Cleveland Sing-song in Wks. (1687) 259 The Bridegroom in at last did rustle, All disappointed in the Bustle, The Maidens had shav'd his Breeches.

1728 J. Thomson Spring 6 While the Deer rustle thro' the twining Brake.

1787 Ann. Reg. 1785 225/1 The man, accompanied by six others, armed with swords and pistols, rustled into the house, and threatened the girl with the most horrid punishment.

1826 Friendship's Offering 359 Fitfully, the sear leaves rustle past.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 33 All Life is figured by them as a Tree... It grows there, the breath of Human Passion rustling through it.

1892 Cornhill Mag. May 547 Mrs. Aylmer rose horrified, and rustled herself out of the room.

1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xli. 58 In the woodland brown I heard the beechnut rustle down.

1900 Music Apr. 593 The audience was rustling itself into the seats and regarding the leaders' unoccupied pedestal with polite expectancy.

1979 D. Griffiths Island Forest Year 177 The hail drives down on the ground, bouncing, rustles off leaves, gathers on my jacket.

2005 H. Reinhorn Big Cats 61 As the zookeeper's safari boots rustle through the dry grass,..the lionesses lie right where they are.

b. transitive. To cause to move with a rustling sound. Also reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (reflexive)] > rustle

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (transitive)] > rustle > cause

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1548 G. Joye tr. U. Zwingli Rekenynge & Declar. of Fayth sig. E.i^v We are weary of our lyues thus to wandre amonge the haters of peace, whiche when we wolde haue rest, they rustle theyr harnes to batayll.

1622 T. Jackson Judah must into Captivitie 48 The graces of God being like fire, must ever and anon be russled and stirred up, else will grow cold.

1682 R. Westcot tr. J. Selden Reverse Eng. Janus i. xix. 32 If they like the proposal, they shake and rustle their Spears or Partisans together.

1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xiv. ccx. 221 And many sleeping Saints by it awaked, Russled their Dust together and gat up.

1853 M. Arnold Scholar Gipsy in Poems (new ed.) 202 Air-swept lindens..rustle down their perfum'd showers Of bloom on the bent grass.

1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 39 Euroclydon..rustles snow-flakes against the pane.

1909 Primary Plans 7 26/3 They rustled the leaves away and sought..For the pretty brown nuts.

2008 A. Davidson Gargoyle xxix. 405 The breeze rustled her dress against her legs.

c. intransitive. To move about with a rustling sound in clothes made from fine fabrics (implying the possession of wealth, social status, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [verb (intransitive)] > in specific way > types of

to cover (one's head)c1340

scrub1590

wimple1591

sag1592

to go thina1610

to be covered1611

rustlea1616

to keep on1621

veil1714

to shake (have) a cloth in the wind1834

smock-frock1840

pad1873

tighten1896

tight-lace1898

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iii. 24 This life, Is..Prouder, then rustling in vnpayd-for Silke.

1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 341 Is not he as warme that goes in russet, as another that russles and ruffles in his silkes?

1691 T. D'Urfey Weesils ii. 7 His Wife too, in..richest Silks, can rustle with the best.

1753 T. Gray Long Story in Six Poems 15 A brace of Warriors, not in buff, But rustling in their silks and tissues.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. vi. 114 The elderly lady rustled in silks and satins.

1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm (new ed.) ii. i. 261 The townspeople rustle in their silks, and the men in their sleek cloth, and settle themselves in their pews.

1954 Jet 3 June 44 She arrived..in a casual suit, was ashamed to enter the ballroom where feminine patrons rustled in party frocks.

2004 Hamilton Spectator (Ont., Canada) (Nexis) 22 Oct. a02 While rustling in silks.., and sipping wines, they [sc. club members] might want to take a closer look at some of the prized paintings decorating the walls.

II. To be active, to make efforts; to acquire or gather something energetically.

3. U.S. colloquial.

a. intransitive. To stir or rouse oneself into action; to get a move on. Also (frequently with adverbs, as about, around, etc.): to seek to gain a position, an improved situation, etc., through hard work, persistent effort, or self-promotion; to push for something. Also transitive.

ΚΠ

1835 W. G. Simms Partisan I. xviii. 227 Get up, rouse and rustle about, and get away from these scores.

1872 R. B. Johnson Very Far West xiv. 195 I've rustled upwards from a picayune printin' office down to New Orleens.

1883 Advance (Chicago) 31 May A man who earns his livelihood by exposure and hard riding is said to ‘rustle’.

1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 52 I rustled round but could not get a job, as things were very slack.

1898 Midland Monthly Mag. Mar. 207/1 I must rustle or freeze. I was all-fired tired but there was nothin' for it but to keep on the move.

1921 Z. Grey Call of Canyon (1924) iv. 92 Come, Carley, rustle now.

1979 Jet 15 Feb. 10 Charles Percy won reelection because of a last minute flood of Black votes rustled by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

2003 Crain's Cleveland Business (Nexis) 12 May 19 Lakeside put the headquarters plan on the back burner in exchange for rustling business in new markets.

b. intransitive. To move quickly. Usually with adverb expressing direction, as off, out, etc. Also transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)]

twig1573

to go at ——1675

to go it1794

to come it1796

to lay it on thick1806

to blaze away1826

bushwhack1837

steam1842

split1844

rustle1882

to work like a demon1884

yank1888

go-at-it1904

to go somea1911

to put a jerk in it1919

to go (also do) one's (also a) dinger1923

to work (etc.) one's ass off1924

to go to town1933

to gie (or give) it laldy1974

1882 Cent. Mag. 24 508/2 ‘Rustle the things off that table,’ means clear the table in a hurry.

1938 Z. Grey Raiders Spanish Peaks ii. 19 Some grub an' water, for we'll have to rustle out of heah pronto.

1993 B. O'Connor Old Times in Here comes John 144 They rustled down a sex street in the aftermath of a row.

4. Originally U.S. regional.

a. intransitive. Of livestock: to search for food, to forage; to graze. Also in extended use with a person as subject. Also with out. Also transitive.

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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > feed on or forage for (of animals) [verb (transitive)]

fretOE

rustle1835

1835 C. J. Latrobe Rambler in N. Amer. I. xvii. 195 Cattle and horses rustled in the neighbouring cane-brake.

1881 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. 4/3 Cattle, in winter, ‘rustle’ for food by nosing through the snow to the dried grass beneath.

1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd xiv. 243 He turns you out thinking he'll let you rustle for yourself awhile.

1925 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 168/1 It is accustomed to rustle its living through the long severe winters of its habitat.

1961 R. P. Hobson Rancher takes Wife vii. 111 The range horses never had to be fed hay, but rustled all year round.

1966 H. Marriott Cariboo Cowboy ii. 32 Most of the cattle, except the calves, bulls, and thin cows, all rustled out in most of these ranges for most of, if not all, the winter.

1995 Classic Critters: Rare Breeds Mag. Summer 36/1 Texas Longhorn cattle could go great distances without water, rustle their own food and fend for themselves.

b. transitive. To acquire or gather, typically as a result of searching or employing effort or initiative, and in response to a particular need; to provide (a person) with something urgently required; to hunt out; (frequently in later use) to put together (a dish or meal). Now usually with up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)]

deliverc1400

expedite1471

dispatchc1515

jumpa1616

to make wash-work with1637

rattlea1766

to knock off1817

rustle1844

reel1870

zip1891

rush1893

fast forward1982

the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by care or effort > by exertion

to dig upc1400

to dig outa1425

tuga1657

rustle1844

to scare up1846

quarry1847

flog1959

1844 Spirit of Times 14 Sept. 343/3 He nailed my thumb in his jaws, and rostled up a handful of dirt & throwed it in my eyes.

1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 45 I was out one day after antelope (I ‘rustled’ all my meat, except a ham now and then as a luxury).

1891 Advance 29 Jan. 101/2 Some of the members have arranged..to go out on the hills and ‘rustle up’ wood.

1894 Harper's Mag. Jan. 299 I'll sure buy Pedro back off him just as soon as ever I rustle some cash.

1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route viii. 81 Kid, you go out and rustle some breakfast and meet us at the water tank.

1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax iii. 45 Do you think you can rustle me up something to eat?

1959 Spectator 11 Sept. 331/1 They put on their programme with such costumes as they could rustle up from Edinburgh's shops.

1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. ii. 243 We may not be able to rustle up more than an omelette, Muller. Pot luck.

1987 Pigeon Racing Gaz. May 27/2 Racing pigeons need all the muscular vigour they can rustle up, especially in their heart and wings.

2006 Family Circle Nov. 40/2 Luckily, we all love cooking, so it's exciting to rustle up new things, rather than a chore.

c. transitive. Usually with up. To gather together (people or animals); to round up; to hunt out (a person). Formerly also with in, out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > assemble (people or animals)

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samOE

flockc1275

assemble1297

ensemblea1300

sanka1300

semblea1325

applyc1384

minga1400

resemble1477

suma1500

congregatea1513

amass1573

troopa1592

convene1596

to scum together1596

conventicle1597

rally1603

entroop1609

rustle1883

1883 Our Deseret Home Feb. 74/2 I just told Billy..that it was n't any use for me to take her through..and he could rustle up some one to finish my drive.

1896 G. W. Dice Life vi. 30 I was more fortunate than ever this time, and..‘rustled up’ a good big herd of cattle, which we shipped to Kansas City.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy iv. 53 Our foreman..sent Honeyman to rustle in the horses.

1924 A. J. Small Frozen Gold iii. 81 Why ain't you rustlin' a crowd of the boys up to corral the swabs?

1947 ‘N. Blake’ Minute for Murder v. 101 He's to rustle out all his men..and post them round the building.

1962 Sunday Express 16 Dec. 18/5 Nowadays you can't rustle up enough fun people for a small party any more.

1996 J. Doran Red Doran 121 I rustled up a couple of my pals and we all walked home together.

d. transitive. To round up and steal (cattle, horses, etc.). Also in extended use. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [verb (transitive)] > rustle

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1886 Rep. Court of Appeals Texas 20 408 He and Turner..went to Coppinger's pasture, intending to kill the negro Frank, and ‘rustle’ six head of fat cattle, then in Coppinger's pasture.

1893 Aberdeen (S. Dakota) Sun 5 Jan. 7/4 Rustling cattle is an exciting trade and very profitable, but extremely hazardous.

1902 A. H. Lewis Wolfville Nights xv. 234 I claims that this Bowlaig b'ar is guilty of rustlin' the mails an' must..be hanged.

1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd xiv. 243 You hold a grudge against your dad, and you rustle from him mostly.

1962 Life 12 Jan. 47/3 He..rounded up a gang to rob trains and rustle cattle.

1993 BBC Wildlife June 66/4 (caption) Saguaro cacti are popular with gardeners in the south-western US and have been rustled in large numbers in many areas.

2003 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 9 Aug. 1 They..think the thieves tried to rustle that horse but it wouldn't enter their trailer.

Derivatives

ˈrustled adj. that rustles or makes a rustling sound (chiefly poetic); (chiefly U.S.) (of a horse, cow, etc.) that has been stolen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > rustling

rustly1513

rustling1565

whistering1586

rustled1820

1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 167 Hyperion slid into the rustled air.

1876 R. Browning Forgiveness 208 And turning, saw whose rustled gown Had told me my wife followed.

1906 Recreation Nov. 455/2 All the ‘rustled’ yearlings that had found their way to the tables of the Americanos through his agency passed along for inspection.

1914 G. Marword Wooing of Recluse 63 The bucket of water that I pour over me does not cool my body and brain as would a plunge into the rustled dark of silver-green combers.

1996 T. Cashion Texas Frontier ix. 221 They first asserted that a young Indian Territory man had tried to sell Larn and Selman a rustled herd.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rustle
释义	rustlen. Brit. /ˈrʌsl/, U.S. /ˈrəs(ə)l/ Forms: see rustle v. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rustle v. Etymology: < rustle v. With sense 1 compare earlier rustling n. 1. A soft, muffled crackling sound like that produced by the movement of dry leaves, paper, certain fabrics, or a crowd of people. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > rustling whisping1379 rustlinga1387 flushinga1398 ruffling1440 stichling?1553 brustling1589 rustle1624 rash1671 titter1853 fidget1860 gush1866 reesle1866 frou-frou1870 silking1871 1624 E. Bolton Nero Caesar xxv. 173 The Romans would neuer stand the ecchoing showtes of so many scores of thousands, or the bare rustle of their armes, much lesse endure their shocke, and stroakes. 1661 Princess Cloria ii. 203 So it fares with such as pass through dark places, being afraid of every small rustle, when in the day time, the same way perhaps is pleasant. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. xiv. 143 I then heard a sort of Shriek, and a Rustle near the Door of my Apartment: all which together seemed very terrible. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 17 Feb. 49 When the noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood, the song of birds, or the play of lambs, had power to fill the attention. 1820 J. Keats Fancy in Lamia & Other Poems 124 Thou shalt hear..Rustle of the reaped corn. 1841 B. Hall Patchwork III. x. 196 The rustle of bank-notes could also just be heard. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xii. 300 For half an hour there was silence, except from the rustle of the multitude which knelt around. 1904 Med. Rec. 17 Sept. 461/2 The incessant rustle caused by the presence of many restive children. 1971 W. Stegner Angle of Repose (1972) i. ii. 31 She went up the stairs in a furious rustle of taffeta, wishing that every tread were paved with the face of Henry Ward Beecher. 2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 67/1 There is..the rustle of leaves as a bushbuck..peers cautiously out into the open then tiptoes cautiously down to the waterhole. 2. Chiefly U.S. colloquial. to get a rustle on: to hurry up, get a move on. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss to-doc1330 adoc1380 great (also much) cry and little woolc1460 feery-fary1535 fray1568 stirc1595 do1598 coil1599 hurl1603 ruffle1609 clutterment1611 buzz1628 bustle1637 paddle1642 racket1644 clutter1652 tracas1656 tracasserie1656 circumference1667 flutter1667 hurly-burly1678 fuss1701 fissle1719 fraise1725 hurry-scurry1753 fix-fax1768 fal-lal1775 widdle1789 touse1792 fuffle1801 going-on1817 hurry and scurry1823 sputter1823 tew1825 Bob's-a-dying1829 fidge1832 tamasha1842 mulling1845 mussing1846 fettling1847 fooster1847 trade1854 scrimmage1855 carry-on1861 fuss-and-feathers1866 on-carry1870 make-a-do1880 miration1883 razzle-dazzle1885 song and dance1885 to get a rustle on1891 tea-party1903 stirabout1905 whoop-de-do1910 chichi1928 production1941 go-go1966 1891 Wilson's Photogr. Mag. 7 Feb. 65/1 Get a wiggle on, my lad; Get a bustle in your talk; Get a rustle on; get mad; Get a hustle in your walk. 1899 ‘R. Connor’ Sky Pilot xxi It's about time for me to get a rustle on. 1912 Overland Monthly Oct. 372/2 Time ter get ter work, boys. Get a rustle on, ye Rajaima fellers. 1952 M. B. Smith Lemon Jelly Cake iv. 59 You'd better get a rustle on and make a lemon jelly cake. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rustlev. Brit. /ˈrʌsl/, U.S. /ˈrəs(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English rossle, Middle English rostel, Middle English rostle, Middle English rouschel, Middle English rousle, Middle English roustle, Middle English rustel, Middle English rustely, Middle English rustly, Middle English– rustle, 1500s russillit (Scottish, past tense), 1500s–1600s rushle, 1500s–1600s russel, 1500s–1800s russle, 1600s rusle. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably ultimately imitative; compare -le suffix 3. Perhaps compare reesle v., hirsle v.Perhaps compare the following small group of very poorly attested Old English words: hristlende (participial adjective) that makes a noise (one isolated attestation); of uncertain origin: perhaps a derivative (compare -le suffix 3) of hristan to make a noise (one isolated attestation (as participial adjective); perhaps cognate with Old Icelandic hrista to shake < an extended form of the same Germanic base as Old English hrisian to shake, to rattle: see rese v.¹); compare also Old English hristung rattling (of the throat) (one isolated attestation):eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in W. G. Stryker Lat.-Old Eng. Gloss. in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 32 Ad stridulae [buccinae sonum], ðære hristendan, to swege.eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in J. J. Quinn Minor Lat.-Old Eng. Glossaries in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1956) 140 Radiis stridentibus, hrislum hristlendum.eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xlvi. 258 Ceolan hristung & hreoung, hlydende swiþust innan wistlað of þam dæle þe þæt sar bið.It is uncertain what connection, if any, there is between these words and Middle Dutch ristelen , ritselen to make a soft rustling sound (Dutch ritselen , also risselen , ristelen ); compare also West Frisian risselje , russelje to rustle; all probably ultimately of imitative origin. Max Förster in Englische Studien 39 (1908) 344–7, taking the -t- in Middle English and later forms as epenthetic, seeks to derive the word from Old English hrūxlian to make a noise (one isolated attestation; < gehrūxl noise, tumult (compare y- prefix), of uncertain origin: perhaps < the same Germanic base (with suffixation) as Gothic hrukjan to crow: see rook n.¹):OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. ix. 23 Cum uenisset iesus in domum principes et cum uidiset tubicines et turbam tumultuantem : þa cwom se hælend in hus þas aldormonnes & þa gesæh piperas & menigu ruxlende. It is uncertain whether a specific use of this word is shown by Anglo-Norman russiller and Middle English russille, both in the sense ‘to cluck’, in the early 15th-cent. trilingual text Femina:c1400 Femina (Trin. Cambr.) (2005) 9 Et quant le gelyne commence a rusiller..And whanne þe han takyþ to russille. I. To make a sound typically caused by the shaking or friction of surfaces (usually a soft muffled sound, but in early use sometimes a rattling, clattering, or crashing sound; cf. sense 2). 1. a. intransitive. Of things (esp. leaves, paper, etc.): to make a soft, muffled crackling sound when moving. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > rustle brustlec1275 rustlea1387 stichle?a1513 whistle1633 fissle1721 crinkle1878 frou-frouing1905 a1387 [implied in: J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 93 Bote wiþ som manere rouschelynge [v.rr. rouslynng, roustlyge, rosslynge; L. strepitum] þat he made in ligynge adoun, his felowe awook. (at rustling n. 1)]. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 194^v Grauel..ȝif it were y-þruste and ybrused togeders in a mannes honde, it shulde rustly [Morgan rustel] and make noyse ffor druynes and hardenesse. a1475 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Harl.) (1927) l. 157b (MED) There were sheldis gylt and leyd wyth ynde And baners rustland with þe wynde. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Strepito, to make noyse often: to make a great noyse: to rustle. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 68 Al the skye shal rustle with thumping thunderus hurring. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iii. 33 He is comming Sir,..I heare his Straw russle . View more context for this quotation 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 41 When the wind-shaken ropes rumble and rustle. 1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 425. ¶1 The Fanning of the Wind rustling on the Leaves. 1791 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 558 The storm without might rair and rustle, Tam did na mind the storm a whistle. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 8 The dry leaf rustles in the brake. 1866 All Year Round 11 Aug. 102/1 I heard the paper rustle and shake in the dead silence. 1897 W. H. Thornton Reminisc. Clergyman vi. 177 A person had been terrified by hearing the curtains of the bed rustle. 1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iv. 208 ‘Halt!’ shouted a tall Pathan,..his baggy trousers rustling in the breeze under the long tunic. 1957 P. Larkin Let. 8 July in Sel. Lett. (1992) 278 I sit half-stewed each night, while the leaves rustle outside. 2007 New Yorker 8 Oct. 34/2 The pages of hundreds of heavy red law books rustled as everyone tried to brush up on the Brandenburg principle. b. intransitive. Of a person, an animal, or a crowd: to cause sounds of this nature to be produced. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > rustle > cause rustle1544 1544 G. Joye Present Consol. Sufferers Persecucion Pref. sig. A.iiij^v Then beginneth Satan to rustle when a stronger armed inuadeth his realme. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxiiij^v Beynge charged to make a signe,..he rustleth & maketh a noyce agayne. 1610 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 2) 1158 Which caused them..to russle with their armes, to keepe a stirre with their souldiours. a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 110 To russle boysterously, or grumbling murmur some unsavoury Prayers. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 32 So stands the Thracian Heardsman..and hopes the hunted Bear, And hears him rustling in the Wood. 1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 421 Thro' reedy Pools Rustling they work their Way. 1819 S. Rogers Human Life 35 The otter rustling in the sedgy mere. 1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. xi. 192 She rustled at an old cabinet, which she unlocked and locked, as if placing the papers therein. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 18 Woman rustles, and bustles, and creaks, and fusses. 1967 Life 3 Feb. 4/1 Blitzer's proposed restoration would include creaking hallways lit by naked bulbs, live rats rustling in pens behind the walls, chemicals that would duplicate the stench of a slum. 1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 112 The children in the congregation rustled and prattled and squalled so that the voice of the young clergyperson..could hardly be heard. c. transitive. To shake, stir, or otherwise move, causing a rustling sound to be produced. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > move in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > move with rustling noise rustle1544 reesle1891 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (transitive)] > rustle rustle1544 1544 G. Joye Present Consol. Sufferers Persecucion Pref. sig. B.ij When the stronger armed cometh vpon hym, then rustleth Satan his harnes, then stereth he vp tumults. 1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse ix. xxxviii. f. 89^v Her louer which was vnder the tubbe, began to stirre & rustle him selfe. 1628 R. Hayman tr. J. Owen Certaine Epigrams iii. 19 in Quodlibets The mornings trusty Herauld Chantecleare,..Russels himselfe, stretching forth euery wing, And then his good newes lowdly he doth sing. 1742 Scots Mag. Aug. 371/2 It was just hot enough to render what little air was abroad refreshing, which rather fanned than rustled the leaves, rather kissed than disturbed the stream. 1781 T. S. Whalley Fatal Kiss 5 Nearer I crept, and as each bush Rustled its leaves, I whisper'd,—hush! 1830 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: N. Amer. II. 90 The members [of Congress], instead of attending to what is spoken, are busied in conversation, in writing letters,..rustling the countless multitude of newspapers which deluge the House. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiii. 221 They who come to the old shrines find apes and players rustling the old garments. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 619 From off the sea a little west-wind blew, Rustling the garden-leaves like sudden rain. 1938 Fortune Sept. 82 Navy Inspector Lieutenant Commander George L. Compo is rustling some sheets of paper in his hands. 1969 Rotarian Jan. 22/2 Northeast trade winds rustle the palm fronds and keep the Honolulu temperature below 90 degrees F. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Nov. Talking to one's neighbour..or rustling sweets [in the cinema]: people always did that, didn't they? 2. With adverbs and adverbial phrases, as into, through, to, etc.In early use frequently with reference to armed combat, indicating rapid motion and a stronger sound; cf. sense 3. a. intransitive. To move with a rustling sound. Also transitive (reflexive) in same sense. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > move in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move noisily > with rustling noise rustlea1470 fissle1721 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > rustle > move with rustlea1470 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 736 He smote hym so harde uppon the shylde that sir Palomydes and his whyght horse rosteled to the erthe. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xvii. sig. L2^v As he let his sworde fall vpon it, another Knight, all in blacke came rustling in. 1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie v. iii. sig. H3 These minstrelles..rustle into euery place. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 478 Foure strong men armed with shields,..rustle in vpon the lyon lying in his den: he..with such celeritie rustleth vpon them, as if it were some storme and tempest. 1640 J. Gower tr. Ovid Festivalls i. 17 Following then The sound, through woods he rustles to his den. a1658 J. Cleveland Sing-song in Wks. (1687) 259 The Bridegroom in at last did rustle, All disappointed in the Bustle, The Maidens had shav'd his Breeches. 1728 J. Thomson Spring 6 While the Deer rustle thro' the twining Brake. 1787 Ann. Reg. 1785 225/1 The man, accompanied by six others, armed with swords and pistols, rustled into the house, and threatened the girl with the most horrid punishment. 1826 Friendship's Offering 359 Fitfully, the sear leaves rustle past. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 33 All Life is figured by them as a Tree... It grows there, the breath of Human Passion rustling through it. 1892 Cornhill Mag. May 547 Mrs. Aylmer rose horrified, and rustled herself out of the room. 1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xli. 58 In the woodland brown I heard the beechnut rustle down. 1900 Music Apr. 593 The audience was rustling itself into the seats and regarding the leaders' unoccupied pedestal with polite expectancy. 1979 D. Griffiths Island Forest Year 177 The hail drives down on the ground, bouncing, rustles off leaves, gathers on my jacket. 2005 H. Reinhorn Big Cats 61 As the zookeeper's safari boots rustle through the dry grass,..the lionesses lie right where they are. b. transitive. To cause to move with a rustling sound. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (reflexive)] > rustle rustle1548 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (transitive)] > rustle > cause rustle1548 1548 G. Joye tr. U. Zwingli Rekenynge & Declar. of Fayth sig. E.i^v We are weary of our lyues thus to wandre amonge the haters of peace, whiche when we wolde haue rest, they rustle theyr harnes to batayll. 1622 T. Jackson Judah must into Captivitie 48 The graces of God being like fire, must ever and anon be russled and stirred up, else will grow cold. 1682 R. Westcot tr. J. Selden Reverse Eng. Janus i. xix. 32 If they like the proposal, they shake and rustle their Spears or Partisans together. 1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xiv. ccx. 221 And many sleeping Saints by it awaked, Russled their Dust together and gat up. 1853 M. Arnold Scholar Gipsy in Poems (new ed.) 202 Air-swept lindens..rustle down their perfum'd showers Of bloom on the bent grass. 1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 39 Euroclydon..rustles snow-flakes against the pane. 1909 Primary Plans 7 26/3 They rustled the leaves away and sought..For the pretty brown nuts. 2008 A. Davidson Gargoyle xxix. 405 The breeze rustled her dress against her legs. c. intransitive. To move about with a rustling sound in clothes made from fine fabrics (implying the possession of wealth, social status, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [verb (intransitive)] > in specific way > types of to cover (one's head)c1340 scrub1590 wimple1591 sag1592 to go thina1610 to be covered1611 rustlea1616 to keep on1621 veil1714 to shake (have) a cloth in the wind1834 smock-frock1840 pad1873 tighten1896 tight-lace1898 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iii. 24 This life, Is..Prouder, then rustling in vnpayd-for Silke. View more context for this quotation 1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 341 Is not he as warme that goes in russet, as another that russles and ruffles in his silkes? 1691 T. D'Urfey Weesils ii. 7 His Wife too, in..richest Silks, can rustle with the best. 1753 T. Gray Long Story in Six Poems 15 A brace of Warriors, not in buff, But rustling in their silks and tissues. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. vi. 114 The elderly lady rustled in silks and satins. 1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm (new ed.) ii. i. 261 The townspeople rustle in their silks, and the men in their sleek cloth, and settle themselves in their pews. 1954 Jet 3 June 44 She arrived..in a casual suit, was ashamed to enter the ballroom where feminine patrons rustled in party frocks. 2004 Hamilton Spectator (Ont., Canada) (Nexis) 22 Oct. a02 While rustling in silks.., and sipping wines, they [sc. club members] might want to take a closer look at some of the prized paintings decorating the walls. II. To be active, to make efforts; to acquire or gather something energetically. 3. U.S. colloquial. a. intransitive. To stir or rouse oneself into action; to get a move on. Also (frequently with adverbs, as about, around, etc.): to seek to gain a position, an improved situation, etc., through hard work, persistent effort, or self-promotion; to push for something. Also transitive. ΚΠ 1835 W. G. Simms Partisan I. xviii. 227 Get up, rouse and rustle about, and get away from these scores. 1872 R. B. Johnson Very Far West xiv. 195 I've rustled upwards from a picayune printin' office down to New Orleens. 1883 Advance (Chicago) 31 May A man who earns his livelihood by exposure and hard riding is said to ‘rustle’. 1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 52 I rustled round but could not get a job, as things were very slack. 1898 Midland Monthly Mag. Mar. 207/1 I must rustle or freeze. I was all-fired tired but there was nothin' for it but to keep on the move. 1921 Z. Grey Call of Canyon (1924) iv. 92 Come, Carley, rustle now. 1979 Jet 15 Feb. 10 Charles Percy won reelection because of a last minute flood of Black votes rustled by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. 2003 Crain's Cleveland Business (Nexis) 12 May 19 Lakeside put the headquarters plan on the back burner in exchange for rustling business in new markets. b. intransitive. To move quickly. Usually with adverb expressing direction, as off, out, etc. Also transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] twig1573 to go at ——1675 to go it1794 to come it1796 to lay it on thick1806 to blaze away1826 bushwhack1837 steam1842 split1844 rustle1882 to work like a demon1884 yank1888 go-at-it1904 to go somea1911 to put a jerk in it1919 to go (also do) one's (also a) dinger1923 to work (etc.) one's ass off1924 to go to town1933 to gie (or give) it laldy1974 1882 Cent. Mag. 24 508/2 ‘Rustle the things off that table,’ means clear the table in a hurry. 1938 Z. Grey Raiders Spanish Peaks ii. 19 Some grub an' water, for we'll have to rustle out of heah pronto. 1993 B. O'Connor Old Times in Here comes John 144 They rustled down a sex street in the aftermath of a row. 4. Originally U.S. regional. a. intransitive. Of livestock: to search for food, to forage; to graze. Also in extended use with a person as subject. Also with out. Also transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > feed on or forage for (of animals) [verb (transitive)] fretOE rustle1835 1835 C. J. Latrobe Rambler in N. Amer. I. xvii. 195 Cattle and horses rustled in the neighbouring cane-brake. 1881 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. 4/3 Cattle, in winter, ‘rustle’ for food by nosing through the snow to the dried grass beneath. 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd xiv. 243 He turns you out thinking he'll let you rustle for yourself awhile. 1925 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 168/1 It is accustomed to rustle its living through the long severe winters of its habitat. 1961 R. P. Hobson Rancher takes Wife vii. 111 The range horses never had to be fed hay, but rustled all year round. 1966 H. Marriott Cariboo Cowboy ii. 32 Most of the cattle, except the calves, bulls, and thin cows, all rustled out in most of these ranges for most of, if not all, the winter. 1995 Classic Critters: Rare Breeds Mag. Summer 36/1 Texas Longhorn cattle could go great distances without water, rustle their own food and fend for themselves. b. transitive. To acquire or gather, typically as a result of searching or employing effort or initiative, and in response to a particular need; to provide (a person) with something urgently required; to hunt out; (frequently in later use) to put together (a dish or meal). Now usually with up. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] deliverc1400 expedite1471 dispatchc1515 jumpa1616 to make wash-work with1637 rattlea1766 to knock off1817 rustle1844 reel1870 zip1891 rush1893 fast forward1982 the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by care or effort > by exertion to dig upc1400 to dig outa1425 tuga1657 rustle1844 to scare up1846 quarry1847 flog1959 1844 Spirit of Times 14 Sept. 343/3 He nailed my thumb in his jaws, and rostled up a handful of dirt & throwed it in my eyes. 1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 45 I was out one day after antelope (I ‘rustled’ all my meat, except a ham now and then as a luxury). 1891 Advance 29 Jan. 101/2 Some of the members have arranged..to go out on the hills and ‘rustle up’ wood. 1894 Harper's Mag. Jan. 299 I'll sure buy Pedro back off him just as soon as ever I rustle some cash. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route viii. 81 Kid, you go out and rustle some breakfast and meet us at the water tank. 1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax iii. 45 Do you think you can rustle me up something to eat? 1959 Spectator 11 Sept. 331/1 They put on their programme with such costumes as they could rustle up from Edinburgh's shops. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. ii. 243 We may not be able to rustle up more than an omelette, Muller. Pot luck. 1987 Pigeon Racing Gaz. May 27/2 Racing pigeons need all the muscular vigour they can rustle up, especially in their heart and wings. 2006 Family Circle Nov. 40/2 Luckily, we all love cooking, so it's exciting to rustle up new things, rather than a chore. c. transitive. Usually with up. To gather together (people or animals); to round up; to hunt out (a person). Formerly also with in, out. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > assemble (people or animals) gathera975 samOE flockc1275 assemble1297 ensemblea1300 sanka1300 semblea1325 applyc1384 minga1400 resemble1477 suma1500 congregatea1513 amass1573 troopa1592 convene1596 to scum together1596 conventicle1597 rally1603 entroop1609 rustle1883 1883 Our Deseret Home Feb. 74/2 I just told Billy..that it was n't any use for me to take her through..and he could rustle up some one to finish my drive. 1896 G. W. Dice Life vi. 30 I was more fortunate than ever this time, and..‘rustled up’ a good big herd of cattle, which we shipped to Kansas City. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy iv. 53 Our foreman..sent Honeyman to rustle in the horses. 1924 A. J. Small Frozen Gold iii. 81 Why ain't you rustlin' a crowd of the boys up to corral the swabs? 1947 ‘N. Blake’ Minute for Murder v. 101 He's to rustle out all his men..and post them round the building. 1962 Sunday Express 16 Dec. 18/5 Nowadays you can't rustle up enough fun people for a small party any more. 1996 J. Doran Red Doran 121 I rustled up a couple of my pals and we all walked home together. d. transitive. To round up and steal (cattle, horses, etc.). Also in extended use. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [verb (transitive)] > rustle rustle1886 1886 Rep. Court of Appeals Texas 20 408 He and Turner..went to Coppinger's pasture, intending to kill the negro Frank, and ‘rustle’ six head of fat cattle, then in Coppinger's pasture. 1893 Aberdeen (S. Dakota) Sun 5 Jan. 7/4 Rustling cattle is an exciting trade and very profitable, but extremely hazardous. 1902 A. H. Lewis Wolfville Nights xv. 234 I claims that this Bowlaig b'ar is guilty of rustlin' the mails an' must..be hanged. 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd xiv. 243 You hold a grudge against your dad, and you rustle from him mostly. 1962 Life 12 Jan. 47/3 He..rounded up a gang to rob trains and rustle cattle. 1993 BBC Wildlife June 66/4 (caption) Saguaro cacti are popular with gardeners in the south-western US and have been rustled in large numbers in many areas. 2003 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 9 Aug. 1 They..think the thieves tried to rustle that horse but it wouldn't enter their trailer. Derivatives ˈrustled adj. that rustles or makes a rustling sound (chiefly poetic); (chiefly U.S.) (of a horse, cow, etc.) that has been stolen. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > rustling rustly1513 rustling1565 whistering1586 rustled1820 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 167 Hyperion slid into the rustled air. 1876 R. Browning Forgiveness 208 And turning, saw whose rustled gown Had told me my wife followed. 1906 Recreation Nov. 455/2 All the ‘rustled’ yearlings that had found their way to the tables of the Americanos through his agency passed along for inspection. 1914 G. Marword Wooing of Recluse 63 The bucket of water that I pour over me does not cool my body and brain as would a plunge into the rustled dark of silver-green combers. 1996 T. Cashion Texas Frontier ix. 221 They first asserted that a young Indian Territory man had tried to sell Larn and Selman a rustled herd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624v.a1387
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