rother

noun

1. (obsolete)A horned animal, especially an ox.
2. A rudder.

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable)A river in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Don at Rotherham.
3. (countable, uncountable)A river in Hampshire and West Sussex, England, which flows into the River Arun.
4. (countable, uncountable)A river in Kent and East Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel.

   “Burwash, spread along a ridge between the rivers Rother and Dudwell, was an important centre of the iron industry three centuries ago when the Weald was England's main source of iron ore.”

5. (countable, uncountable)A local government district in East Sussex created in 1974, which is named after the river in East Sussex.