To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
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A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
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A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving.
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To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy.
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Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.
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To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the point-blank range).
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To wander over or through.
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To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
