rove

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To shoot with arrows (at).
2. 2
   To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
3. 3
   To roam or wander through.
4. 4
   To card wool or other fibres.
5. 5
   To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
6. 6
   To draw through an eye or aperture.
7. 7
   To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
8. 8
   To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
9. 9
   simple past of rive
10. 10
    simple past of reeve

Noun

1. 1
   A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
2. 2
   A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.
3. 3
   The act of wandering; a ramble.