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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Upruter,) Wpe-reuter, n. [19th c. Eng. uprooter (1828); Rut(e v.1 5.] One who uproots or eradicates. —1626 Garden Worthies 168.
Alpins sone, King Kenneth … The root wpe-reuter [pr. wpe-renter] of the Pictish race
