Rother \Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[eth]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zool.) Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] {Rother beasts}, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle. [Obs.] --Golding. {Rother soil}, the dung of rother beasts. [1913 Webster]