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A hill or mound.

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  1. n. A hill or mound.
  2. n. A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.
  3. a. Alt. of Rathe
  4. adv. Alt. of Rathe
  5. 1. A hill or mound. [Ireland] Spencer. 2. A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland. Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Milton. Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic] Why rise ye up so rathe Chaucer. Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. Spencer.
  6. Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. orPoetic]Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Milton.
  7. n. A hill or mound. n. A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland. a. Alt. of Rathe adv. Alt. of Rathe