\Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[eth]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zo["o]l.)
Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Rother beasts}, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle.
   [Obs.] --Golding.
{Rother soil}, the dung of rother beasts.

\Roth"er\, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.]
A rudder.
{Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for
   fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by
   shipwrights.