ankle vs rove

ankle

verb
  • To walk. 

  • To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. 

noun
  • The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. 

rove

verb
  • To roam or wander through. 

  • To card wool or other fibres. 

  • To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area. 

  • To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together. 

  • simple past tense of rive 

  • simple past tense of reeve 

  • To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning. 

  • To draw through an eye or aperture. 

  • To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate. 

noun
  • A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding. 

  • A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving. 

  • The act of wandering; a ramble. 

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