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rove1 (rōv)

[Middle English roven, to shoot arrows at a mark.]

verb: roved, rov·ing, roves. 

intransitive verb 

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

transitive verb 

To roam or wander around, over, or through. See synonyms at wander

noun 

An act of wandering about, over, around, or through.
rove2 (rōv)

[Origin unknown.]

transitive verb: roved, rov·ing, roves. 

  1. To card (wool).
  2. To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.
  3. To stretch and twist (fibers) before spinning; ravel out.

noun 

A slightly twisted and extended fiber or sliver.
rove3 (rōv)

verb 

Nautical
A past tense and a past participle of reeve2
reeve2 (rēv)

[Origin unknown.]

transitive verb: reeved or rove (rōv), reev·ing, reeves. 

Nautical
  1. To pass (a rope or rod) through a hole, ring, pulley, or block.
  2. To fasten by passing through or around.
  3. To pass a rope or rod through (a hole, ring, pulley, or block).