A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.
A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
The act of wandering; a ramble.
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.
A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal.
A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water.
A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
A leather tie; a short wagon rope.
Possessing or indicating lack; deficient.