~ 1
■ verb
1》 travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.
↘[usu. as adjective roving ] travel for one's work, having no fixed base: a roving reporter.
2》 (of eyes) look around in all directions.
■ noun chiefly N. Amer. an act of roving.
Origin
C15 (orig. a term in archery): perh. from dialect rave 'to stray', prob. of Scand. origin.
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~ 2
past of reeve 2 .
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~ 3
■ noun a piece of fibre drawn out and twisted, especially preparatory to spinning.
■ verb form into ~s.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.
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~ 4
■ noun a small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through, especially in boatbuilding.
Origin
ME: from ON ró , with the addition of -v- .