rove vs squeegee

rove

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. 

verb
  • 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 roam or wander through. 

  • To draw through an eye or aperture. 

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

squeegee

noun
  • A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. 

  • A tool used to remove excess moisture from a print. 

  • A street-cleaning machine consisting of a roller made of squeegee blades pulled by a horse. 

  • A short-handled tool, especially as used on car windshields and home windows. 

  • Similar long-handled tools used for drying or leveling surfaces such as paths and roadways. 

  • A tool used to force the ink through the stencil in silk-screen printing. 

  • A person who uses a squeegee, especially one who "cleans" the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then demands payment. 

verb
  • To use a squeegee. 

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