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Definition of Drove

Drove
Drove Drove, imp. of Drive.
Drove
Drove Drove, n. [AS. dr[=a]f, fr. dr[=i]fan to drive. See Drive.] 1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body. 2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. --Milton. 3. A crowd of people in motion. Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. --Dryden. 4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.] 5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. --Simmonds. 6. (Masonry) (a) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel. (b) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.

Meaning of Drove from wikipedia

- drove in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drove may refer to: Drovers' road, a route for driving livestock on foot Past tense verb of driving Drove chisel...
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