Rove

rōv, v.t. to wander over: to plough into ridges.— v.i. to wander about: to ramble: to range: to aim, as in archery, at some casual mark: to be light-headed: to be full of fun.— n. a wandering.— ns. Rō′ver , one who roves: a robber or pirate: a wanderer: an inconstant person: in archery, a person shooting with a long bow and arrow: an arrow used by a rover: an irregular point to be aimed at: in croquet, a ball that has gone through all the hoops; Rō′very ; Rō′ving , the act of wandering.— adv. Rō′vingly .— n. Rō′vingne .— Shoot at rovers , to shoot at random. [M. E. rover , a robber—Dut. roover , a pirate, rooven , to rob— roof . The verb rove is from the noun roof , plunder.]