n. & v.
n. 1 a deep track made by the passage of wheels. 2 an established (esp. tedious) mode of practice or procedure.
v.tr. (rutted, rutting) mark with ruts. in a rut following a fixed (esp. tedious or dreary) pattern of behaviour that is difficult to change. rutty adj.
[ prob. f. OF rote (as ROUTE) ]