rove

suomi-englanti sanakirja

rove englannista suomeksi

To shoot with arrows (at).
(RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene) 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.
(RQ:Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes)
(quote-song)
To roam or wander through.
(RQ:Milton Paradise Lost)
To card wool or other fibres.
(quote-text)
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.
(RQ:Hakluyt Principall Navigations)
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.
(RQ:Young Night-Thoughts)
(infl of)
Small container made of birch bark.

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