'To rout out' definitions:

Definition of 'To rout out'

From: GCIDE
  • Rout \Rout\, v. t. [A variant of root.] To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow. [1913 Webster]
  • To rout out (a) To turn up to view, as if by rooting; to discover; to find. (b) To turn out by force or compulsion; as, to rout people out of bed. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]