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rrrs.
n.  the sound of a swiping blade, as in the comic book Alpha Flight by Mike Gustorvich; see also sktch.


rrrsst.
n.  the hissing sound of a duck, as in The Little Yellow Duck and His Three Smiling Friends by Gail Novak.


rrt.
n.  the happy growl of a panda bear, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz; see also rrrrrrrrrrrrr.


rt.
n.  a promontory.

<[W]e made sure to sally forth onto a rugged rt—a promontory overlooking the Adriatic sea.  —Douglas R. Hofstadter, Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language.>

rtd.
n.  the title of a visual poem by Mike Cannell.


Rttwlr.
n.  the title of a weblog: “these letters represent the word Rottweiler, spelled without vowels” (SearchingWithin.com).



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