2. Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or
pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing,
walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.
For who has power to walk has power to rove.
--Arbuthnot.
3. (Archery) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle
of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being
beyond the point-blank range).
Fair Venus' son, that with thy cruel dart At that
good knight so cunningly didst rove. --Spenser.
Syn: To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll.