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1828 Definition

DROVE, pret. of drive.

DROVE, n.

1. A collection of cattle driven; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep or swine, driven in a body. We speak of a herd of cattle, and a flock of sheep, when a number is collected; but properly a drove is a herd or flock driven. It is applicable to any species of brutes. Hence,

2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as a finny drove.

3. A crowd of people in motion.

Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass.

4. A road for driving cattle. [English.]
1913 Definition
Drove (drove)
imp.(?)
Drove
  1. of Drive.
  2. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body.
  3. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove.
    Milton.
  4. A crowd of people in motion.

    Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden.

  5. A road for driving cattle; a driftway.
    [Eng.]
  6. A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
    Simmonds.
  7. A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel.
    (b)
  8. To drive, as cattle or sheep, esp. on long journeys] to follow the occupation of a drover.

    He's droving now with Conroy's sheep along the Castlereagh. Paterson.

  9. To finish, as stone, with a drove or drove chisel.

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