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rove

/ɹəʊv/

noun

Meaning

  • A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.

  • A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.

  • The act of wandering; a ramble.

verb

Meaning

  • To shoot with arrows (at).

  • To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.

  • To roam or wander through.

  • To card wool or other fibres.

  • To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.

  • To draw through an eye or aperture.

  • To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.

  • To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.