ruddock
The European robin.
A piece of gold money (probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy).
A variety of red apple, used for cidermaking.

ruddocks
plural of ruddock

ruggings
plural of rugging

rugine
An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.

rugines
third-person singular simple present indicative of rugine

rugosimeter
A device that measures the roughness of surfaces

rugosimeters
plural of rugosimeter

rulemonger
A stickler for rules.

rulemongers
plural of rulemonger

rulley
A four-wheeled horse- or tractor-drawn wagon, usually with low or non-existent sides, used for farm work, to carry goods and, on occasion, people. Fixed rear axle, turntable front axle.

rulleys
plural of rulley

rullies
plural of rully

rully
Alternative form of rulley.

rumal
Alternative form of romal (“Indian handkerchief”).

rumall
Alternative form of romal (“Indian handkerchief”).

rumalls
plural of rumall

rumals
plural of rumal

runestone
An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription.
A small tile-shaped stone or tablet with a single rune inscribed on it, used for divinatory and esoteric purposes.

runestones
plural of runestone

rutter
A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.

rutters
plural of rutter

ryanoid
Any of a class of insecticides with the same mechanism of action as the alkaloid ryanodine.

ryanoids
plural of ryanoid

ryepeck
Alternative form of rypeck.

ryepecks
plural of ryepeck

ryotwar
Alternative form of ryotwari.

ryotwari
In British India, a system used to collect revenues directly from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land), as opposed to zamindari, where revenues were collected indirectly through zamindars.

ryotwarri
Dated form of ryotwari.

ryotwarry
Dated form of ryotwari.

rypeck
A pole used to move a punt while fishing.

rypecks
plural of rypeck

rysimeter
Alternative form of rhysimeter.

rysimeters
plural of rysimeter

saafa
A headscarf or long cloth used to form a turban in parts of India.

saafas
plural of saafa

sabji
Alternative form of sabzi.

sabjis
plural of sabji

sabotiere
The inner of two buckets used in the production of ice cream; the bucket which contained the ice cream and sat inside the larger bucket of ice which froze the ice cream.
A device for making ice cream (the entire device, including both buckets).

sabotieres
plural of sabotiere

sabromin
A bromine preparation used to treat epilepsy.

sabzee
Alternative form of sabzi.

sabzi
Any green vegetable.
The larger leaves and the seed capsules of Indian hemp which are used to make bhang.

sabzis
plural of sabzi

saccadometer
An instrument that measures saccadic eye movements

saccadometers
plural of saccadometer

saccharifier
A device for carrying out saccharification.

saccharifiers
plural of saccharifier

sacellum
A small chapel, as a monument within a church.
In Ancient Rome, a shrine open to the sky, sometimes used for sacrificial purposes, or in honor of the divine.

sachel
Archaic form of satchel.

sachels
plural of sachel

sackcloath
Obsolete form of sackcloth.

sackcloaths
plural of sackcloath

sackcloth
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
Garments worn as an act of penance.

sackcloths
plural of sackcloth

sackings
plural of sacking

sacrament
A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
The Eucharist.
The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.

sacraments
plural of sacrament

sadiron
A flatiron which has a removable handle and is pointed at both ends.

saecula
plural of saeculum

saeculum
A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population:
A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population:
An approximately 85-year cycle in Strauss-Howe generational theory, a highly controversial sociological theory that postulates that zeitgeist and popular cultural values exist along recurring cycles.

saeculums
plural of saeculum

saeter
A Scandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing milking cows or goats.
A barn, cabin, dairy, or farm located in such a meadow.
A meadow, especially one used for grazing that is attached to a dwelling.

saeters
plural of saeter

saether
Alternative form of saeter.

saethers
plural of saether

saggar
A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.
Fireclay used to make ceramic casings.

saggard
Alternative form of saggar.

saggards
plural of saggard

saggars
plural of saggar

sagger
Alternative form of saggar.

sagoweer
Synonym of gomuti.

sailboard
A recreational device consisting of a surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast.

sailboards
third-person singular simple present indicative of sailboard

saique
Alternative spelling of caique (“type of boat”).

sakuga
In Japanese animation (anime), a sequence of noticeably higher quality, used to highlight a particularly important scene.

salinometer
A salimeter.

salinometers
plural of salinometer

salivagram
A nuclear medicine test showing the flow of saliva from the mouth to the stomach, commonly used to detect aspiration.

salivagrams
plural of salivagram

salivette
A tube used to obtain saliva samples for analysis

salivettes
plural of salivette

salol
Phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations of alcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.

salols
plural of salol

saltern
An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.
A modern saltworks.

salterns
plural of saltern

saltillo
In Mexican languages, especially Nahuatl, a glottal stop or fricative sound.
In mostly Hispanophone countries, especially Mexico, an apostrophe-like letter (lowercase ꞌ and in some orthographies capital Ꞌ) used to represent a glottal stop.

saltillos
plural of saltillo

saltiphone
A device that measures soil erosion by the wind

saltiphones
plural of saltiphone

saltmine
Alternative form of salt mine.

saltmines
plural of saltmine

saltometer
A salimeter.

saltometers
plural of saltometer

saltspoon
A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.

saltspoons
plural of saltspoon

sammier
A machine for pressing the water from skins in tanning.

sammiers
plural of sammier

sandball
A mass of wet sand formed into a ball.
A ball of soap mixed with fine sand, used for washing one's body.

sandballs
plural of sandball

sandblaster
A device used to sandblast.
A person who operates such a device.

sandblasters
plural of sandblaster

sandboard
A board similar to a snowboard used to descend sand dunes

sandboards
plural of sandboard

sandglass
An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.

sandglasses
plural of sandglass

sandgun
A device used to sandblast; sandblaster.
A pipe that is used to suck up objects from a river or sea bed.
A weapon that shoots sand or a sandlike substance.

sandguns
plural of sandgun

sandlime
A mixture of lime (calcium) and silica sand used to make calcium silicate bricks.

sandlimes
plural of sandlime

sandostatin
A somatostatin analog used to control symptoms of some cancers

sandsoap
A kind of soap with embedded grains of sand, giving it a coarse, gritty texture, and used for exfoliation or for scrubbing residue from smooth surfaces such as pots and pans.

sandsoaps
plural of sandsoap