ROTE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hruozza crowd Date: 14th century crowd III,1, II. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century the use of memory usually with little intelligence , mechanical or unthinking routine or repetition , III. adjective Date: 1641 learned or memorized by ~, mechanical 3a, IV. noun see: rout Date: 1610 the noise of surf on the shore