How to pronounce“rove”in English
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Definitions of “rove”
To shoot with arrows (at).
“And thou […] that with thy cruell dart / At that good knight so cunningly didst roue […]”
To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
“Now that he was in his prime, there was no simian in all the mighty forest through which he roved that dared contest his right to rule, nor did the other and larger animals molest him.”
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.