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Rugine vs Rusine - What's the difference?

rugine | rusine |

As a noun rugine

is an instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.

As a verb rugine

is to scrape or rasp (a bone etc.); to scale.

As an adjective rusine is

of, like, or relating to, a deer of the genus genus: Rusa.

rugine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (surgery) An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.
  • Verb

    (rugin)
  • To scrape or rasp (a bone etc.); to scale.
  • (Wiseman)
    (Webster 1913)

    rusine

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (zoology) Of, like, or relating to, a deer of the genus .
  • (zoology, of an antler) Having the brow tine simple, and the beam forked at the tip.
  • (Webster 1913)