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Definition of drove work
drove work 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.
