He's droving now with Conroy's sheep along the
Castlereagh. --Paterson.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To finish, as stone, with a drove or drove chisel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
drove — I. /droʊv / (say drohv) verb past tense of drive. II. /droʊv / (say drohv) noun 1. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group. 2. (usually plural) a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion. 3. Building Trades a. Also, drove… …
Drove — Drove, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Droved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Droving}.] [Cf. {Drove}, n., and {Drover}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Droving — Drove Drove, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Droved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Droving}.] [Cf. {Drove}, n., and {Drover}.] 1. 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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drove — drove1 /drohv/, v. pt. of drive. drove2 /drohv/, n., v., droved, droving. n. 1. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock. 2. Usually, droves. a large crowd of human beings, esp. in motion: They came to Yankee Stadium in… … Universalium
drove — I [[t]droʊv[/t]] v. pt. of drive II drove [[t]droʊv[/t]] n. v. droved, drov•ing 1) ahb. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock 2) Usu., droves. a large crowd of human beings, esp. in motion 3) bui Also called drove′ chis … From formal English to slang
drove — drove1 [drōv] n. [ME < OE draf < drifan, DRIVE] 1. a number of cattle, hogs, sheep, etc. driven or moving along as a group; flock; herd 2. a moving crowd of people usually used in pl. 3. a) a broad faced chisel for grooving or dressing… … English World dictionary
