Definition of drove

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Drove (n.) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.

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Drift :: Drift (n.) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds..
Shots :: Shots (n. pl.) The refuse of cattle taken from a drove.
Drove :: Drove (n.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
Mulada :: Mulada (n.) A drove of mules.
Topsman :: Topsman (n.) The chief drover of those who drive a herd of cattle.
Drove :: Drove (imp.) of Driv.
Drove :: Drove (n.) Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove..
Drover :: Drover (n.) One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market..
Drove :: Drove (n.) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.
Drove :: Drove (n.) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel.
Drover :: Drover (n.) A boat driven by the tide.
Creaght :: Creaght (n.) A drove or herd.
Abactor :: Abactor (n.) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.
Cowboy :: Cowboy (n.) A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States..
Head :: Head (v. t.) To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship..
Droven :: Droven (p. p.) of Drive.
Drove :: Drove (n.) A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body..
Stampede :: Stampede (v. i.) To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle..
Drive :: Drive (v. i.) To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door..
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