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[rəʊv], (Verb)
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- travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander
(e.g: he spent most of the 1990s roving about the Caribbean)
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late 15th century (originally a term in archery in the sense ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’): perhaps from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin
[rəʊv], (Noun)
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- a journey, especially one with no specific destination; an act of wandering
(e.g: a new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove)
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late 15th century (originally a term in archery in the sense ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’): perhaps from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin
[rəʊv], (Noun)
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- a sliver of cotton, wool, or other fibre, drawn out and slightly twisted, especially preparatory to spinning
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late 17th century (as verb): origin uncertain
[rəʊv], (Verb)
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- form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves
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late 17th century (as verb): origin uncertain
[rəʊv], (Noun)
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- a small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, especially in boatbuilding
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Middle English: from Old Norse ró, with the addition of parasitic -v-
[rəʊv], (Verb)
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