present participle of rustle

The rounding up and theft of animals, cattle in particular.

A series of rustles.

One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief. / A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances. / (US, especially Western US, slang, dated) An alert, energetic, driving person.

(chiefly historical) Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered. / (figuratively) A feverish obsession with seeking profits, especially in new markets.

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the name for modern day Russia before the collapse of the Soviet Union (1917-1991).

plural of ruse

Any of certain horsetails, especially rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), formerly used for scouring and polishing.

The quality of being rustic. / That which makes something rustic.

Resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion. / Resistant to the rust fungus.