- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Rove.
- (n.) The act of one who roves or wanders.
- (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.
- (n.) The operatin of forming the rove or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame or roving machine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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