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rye
noun
Catcher in the Rye
Coming through the Rye
bourbon
noun
crispbread
noun
pumpernickel
noun
cereal
noun
Reuben sandwich
noun
Jack Daniels™
the Cinque Ports
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Definition of
rye noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
rye
noun
raɪ
raɪ
[
uncountable
]
a plant that looks like
barley
but that produces larger grain, grown as food for animals and for making flour and
whisky
; the grain of this plant
rye bread
rye whisky