"Rout out" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... a few words to say to them early-bird sailors that's house-cleanin' the decks," says I. "I'm goin' to ask you to stay in the boat, Mr. Ellins, and look worried. The rest can go aboard. Captain Killam might rout out the chef and get action on an ...
— Wilt Thou Torchy • Sewell Ford
... their talk that Cromwell himself was on the road, coming bodily to inquire into the murder, (as they supposed,) and to rout out the smugglers; and the rascals were even talking about the prizes, having heard the place was full of riches; and they said they were sure that more than one thing brought his Highness such a journey. At every stumble their horses made, the psalm-singing scoundrels offered ...
— The Buccaneer - A Tale • Mrs. S. C. Hall
... "Rout out the boy and ask him," said a half-suppressed, impatient voice, which Clarence at once recognized as ...
— A Waif of the Plains • Bret Harte |
