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1.
rōve
n.(2)
7 quotations in 1 sense
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Metal plates for clinching nails;
rove nail
, nails used with a clinch plate.
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swarlen
v.
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To catch (sb. or sth.) in a noose or snare;
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suarled
, tangled up.
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