Rove: to make (carded or combed wool, cotton, etc.) into rovings (A long thin strand of wool or cotton,  drawn out and slightly twisted in preparation for spinning; a roll of this.

The action or process of making carded or combed cotton, wool, etc., into rovings - long thin strands of wool, cotton, etc., drawn out and slightly twisted in preparation for spinning [OED]

A long thin strand of wool, cotton, etc., drawn out and slightly twisted in preparation for spinning [OED]

A set of games (usually three or five), the last of which is played to decide between the opponents when each has won an equal number [OED]

Odd, peculiar; unconventional [OED]

Inventive unconventional ruses with a suggestion of illegality [CPB]

Good, high quality, excellent; extraordinary, great. [OED]

Russell: 1st Earl Russell, (1792-1878) Holder of various senior govenrment posts between 1835 and 1866.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Russell,_1st_Earl_Russell

Absolutely safe. Utterly reliable. [CPB]

A stage coach designed to resist toppling over in event of an accident.

By implication first-class passengers

Sam Cowell (1820-1864) Actor and singer of comical songs

The Hebrew hero whose exploits are recorded in the Bible, Judges xiii–xvi. [OED]

Substantial, good
[CPB based on OED entries]

Scavenger: A person whose employment is to clean streets, by scraping or sweeping together and removing dirt [OED]

food

A record or account of items to be charged or credited kept by means of tallies, or (in later use) by means of marks made on a board (with chalk), on a slate, or the like.

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