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Definition of Droves

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 Droves 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...
- end to most droving around the middle of the 19th century. Turkeys and geese for slaughter were also driven to London's market in droves of 300 to 1,000...
- Scotland, the last drove over the Corrieyairack P**** is believed to have taken place in 1906. Corrieyairack P**** had also been used by droves of cattle and...
- 2017). "Album Review: Black Map In Droves". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 14, 2017. "Black Map: New Album 'In Droves' Out in March; Watch the Video for...
- droves, left from the splitting process. The droving chisel is used for the next stage, making the surface of the stone flat enough to use. The drove...
- claiming: The right-wing government is in danger. Arab voters are going in droves to the polls. Left-wing organizations are bringing them on buses. We only...
- "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Robbie Robertson. It was originally recorded by his Canadian-American roots rock group The...
- Droving Into the Light, originally titled Into the Light, is a 1921 painting by renowned Australian artist Hans Heysen. The painting was composed over...
- Gedney Drove End (listen) is a village in the civil parish of Gedney and the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 40 miles (64 km) south-east...
- "I Drove All Night" is a song written and composed by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and originally intended for Roy Orbison. Orbison...