Rote

1. A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
2. To learn or repeat by rote.
3. The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
4. A root.
5. To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
6. A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.