different between rustle vs abigeat

English

Etymology

From Middle English rustelen, russelen, of uncertain origin, but probably from Old English hr?xlian, hristlan, hrystlan, hristlian (“to make a noise”). Compare also Scots reesle (“to crackle; rattle; rustle”), West Frisian risselje, Dutch ritselen (“to rustle”), German rascheln (“to rustle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???s?l/
• Rhymes: -?s?l
• Homophone: Russell

Noun

rustle (plural rustles)

1. A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
2. A movement producing such a sound.

Translations

Verb

rustle (third-person singular simple present rustles, present participle rustling, simple past and past participle rustled)

1. (ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.
   • 1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Chapter 22[1]

     The next day at three o'clock we were again at the door, and the footmen as before; we heard the silk dress rustle, and the lady came down the steps and in an imperious voice, she said, "York, you must put those horses' heads higher, they are not fit to be seen."

2. (transitive) To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way.

   Synonym: rustle up

   • 1921, William M. McCoy, The Valley of the Sun (page 48)

     When at last the lumber was piled again in its rightful place, and the boxes of food had been returned to the shelter from which they had been stolen, the two friends rustled a meal, and then set off on horseback […]

3. (transitive) To steal (cattle or other livestock).

Translations

Derived terms

• rustler
• rustle up

See also

• abigeat

Anagrams

• Ulster, lurest, luster, lustre, luters, result, rulest, sutler, truels, ulster

English

Etymology

From Latin abigeatus, from the verb ab ag? (“to drive”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b?d?i.?t/

Noun

abigeat (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
   • 1676 [published 1848], John Lauder, Historical Notices of Scotish Affairs, T. Constable, vol 1., page 101:

     But the driving away of goods, or taking away, and detaining, another mans boat, without violence, by the number of 10 pre?ent, is a wrong, unwarrantable, and oppre??ive act, and a ?ort of abigeat and thift, but is not properly a ryot […]

Synonyms

• (theft of cattle): cattle-rustling

Translations

See also

• abactor
• rustle

French

Noun

abigeat m (plural abigeats)

1. (law, archaic) Alternative form of abigéat

Further reading

• “abigeat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• tabagie