Webster's Dictionary 1913

4915

Rovingly

Rov″ing‐ly, adv. In a wandering manner.

4916

Rovingness

Rov″ing‐ness, n. The state of roving.

4917

Row

Row (?), a. & adv. [See Rough.] Rough; stern; angry. “Lock he never so row.” Chaucer.

4918

Row (2)

Row, n. [Abbrev. fr. rouse, n.] A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl. Byron.

4919

Row (3)

Row (?), n. [OE. rowe, rawe, rewe, AS. rāw, r�w; probably akin to D. rij, G. reihe; cf. Skr. r�khā a line, stroke.] A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a...

4920

Row (4)

Row (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rowing.] [AS. r�wan; akin to D. roeijen, MHG. rüejen, Dan. roe, Sw. ro, Icel. r�a, L. remus oar, Gr. �, Skr. aritra. √8. Cf...

4921

Row (5)

Row, v. i. 1. To use the oar; as, to row well.2. To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.

4922

Row (6)

Row, n. The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.

4923

Rowable

Row″a‐ble (?), a. That may be rowed, or rowed upon. “That long barren fen, once rowable.” B. Jonson.

4924

Rowan

Row″an (?), n. Rowan tree.Rowan barry, a barry of the rowan tree.

4925

Rowan tree

Row″an tree′ (?). [Cf. Sw. rönn, Dan. rönne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs...

4926

Rowboat

Row″boat′ (?), n. A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.

4927

Rowdy

Row″dy (?), n.; pl.Rowdies (#). [From Rout, or Row a brawl.] One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow. M. Arnold.

4928

Rowdydow

Row″dy‐dow (?), n. Hubbub; uproar.

4929

Rowdydowdy

Row″dy‐dow′dy (?), a. Uproarious.

4930

Rowdyish

Row″dy‐ish, a. Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.

4931

Rowdyism

Row″dy‐ism (?), n. the conduct of a rowdy.

4932

Rowed

Rowed (?), a. Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; as, a twelve-rowed ear of corn.

4933

Rowel

Row″el (?), n. [OF. roele, rouele, properly, a little wheel, F. rouelle collop, slice, LL. rotella a little wheel, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See Roll, and cf. Rota.] 1. The littl...

4934

Rowel (2)

Row″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Roweled (?) or Rowelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Roweling or Rowelling.] (Far.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse). Mor...

4935

Rowel bone

Row″el bone′ (?). See rewel bone.

4936

Rowen

Row″en (?), n. [Cf. E. rough, OE. row, rowe.] [Called also rowet, rowett, rowings, roughings.] 1. A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped b...

4937

Rower

Row″er (?), n. One who rows with an oar.

4938

Rowett

Row″ett (?), n. See Rowen.

4939

Rowlock

Row″lock (rō″lŏk colloq. rŭl″ŭk), n. [For oarlock; AS. ārloc, where the second part is akin to G. loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See Oar, and Lock.] (Naut.) A contrivance or ...

4940

Rown (2)

Rown (?), v. i. & t. see Roun. Chaucer.

4941

Rowport

Row″port (?), n.(Naut.) An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.