It means, "Now you will not add to the huge number," of, in this case, lads who have worn their honours out.
To swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
what causes the left shoulder to swell
Putting the cell in a hypotonic solution makes it swell up.
Solution causes a cell to swell by osmosis
your nipples often swell up when you are cold, and often tickling them helps
The phrase "rout them out" means to drive someone or something out forcibly or completely from a place or situation. It indicates a thorough removal or expulsion of a person or group.
Via is used to mean 'by way of' (not necessarily spatial). "Go here by way of this rout." --> "Go here via this rout."
'swell' is a slang word for great or nice or good
You could try a paper rout or babysit.
The antonym for rout is victory.
Swell means to grow bigger, as in 'the swell of the ocean' or 'I could see his chest swell with pride' or, in musical terms, 'the swell of the orchestra' as it grows louder. It is also used as a slang term to mean 'good'.
The expression is more related to Australia. A swell ~ a person who is well dressed. To cut a swell means to make a good impression
The Gear Rout happened in 1648.
To swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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Rout means a chaotic retreat of soldiers from a battlefield. These soldiers are said to lack discipline or courage. A routed army has lost any sense of unification and is thus defenceless. In many instances more soldiers died in a rout than in battle.
Ettie Rout was born on February 24, 1877.