Rye grass, Italian rye grass, (Bot.) See under Grass. See also Ray
grass, and Darnel. -- Wild rye (Bot.), any plant of the genus Elymus,
tall grasses with much the appearance of rye.
Rynd (? or ?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A piece of iron crossing the
hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the
spindle.
Ry"ot (r"t), n. [Ar. & Hind. ra'iyat, the same word as ra'iyah, a
subject, tenant, peasant. See Rayah.] A peasant or cultivator of the
soil. [India]
The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than any
other laborers in the world.
The Nation.
Ry*poph"a*gous (r*pf"*gs), a. [Gr. "ry`pos filth + fagei^n to eat.]
(Zoöl.) Eating, or subsisting on, filth.
Rys (rs or rs), n. A branch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rysh (rsh), n. Rush, a plant. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ry*sim"e*ter (?), n. See Rhysimeter.