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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

2 entries under this word

Groove

Grōove, n.

noun

n. [A-S. & Icel. grōf, ditch, pool, Sw. grop, Goth. grōba, O. H. Ger. gruoba, N. H. Ger. grube, pit, cavity, mine, from A-S. grafan, Icel. grafa, Goth. & O. H. Ger. graban, N. H. Ger. graben, to dig. See GRAVE.]

  1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow cut by a tool.
  2. (Mining.) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]

Grōove, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. GROOVED; p. pr. & vb. n. GROOVING.] [See supra.] To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.