rutteryn.
/ˈrʌt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈrədəri/, /ˈrətri/, Scottish English /ˈrʌt(ə)rɪ/ Scottish. archaic. rare.
Lust, lechery.
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lecheryc1230
lecherheda1325
lickerousnessc1380
lecherness?c1510
caterwauling1530
ruttery1567
cockishness1573
palliardise1581
routerya1600
salacity1605
saltness1611
catting1681
tomcatting1886
whorehopping1916
skirt patrol1941
skirt-chasing1950
1567 R. Sempill Deeclaratioun Lordis Iust Quarrell (single sheet) Bothwell..the Quene syne rauyssit to him sell, In fylthie lust..Thocht sho, be witcheit, wald in ruttery ring [etc.].
1997 D. Dunnett Game of Kings (new ed.) 14 Rieving and ruttery and all manner of vice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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