drove 
drove¹
Definition
drove (drōv)
noun
- a number of cattle, hogs, sheep, etc. driven or moving along as a group; flock; herd
- a moving crowd of people: usually used in pl.
- a broad-faced chisel for grooving or dressing stone
- a grooved surface made with this chisel
Etymology: ME < OE draf < drifan, drive
transitive verb, intransitive verb droved, drov′·ing
to finish (stone) with a drove chisel
drove²
Definition
drove (drōv)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
drove
Synonyms
drove
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- cattle: A monstrous beast lodged in a tree there, with droves of cattle about it, and beneath it an armed warrior.
- people: Nigel said: " Unfortunately droves and droves of people have been entering the water to play with him.
- man: Others gave their heart and soul to the feeding of hungry droves of men.
Converse of object
- attract: A genuine live in the world businesses to sample burger attracts droves.
- lead: Earlier Yaxley had emerged victorious from a high scoring quarter final which saw them defeat Ford Sports 5-3 at Leading Drove.
Adjective modifier
- same: But young and new were staying away in the same droves as the old and wrinkly.
- great: At the bottom of Windsor Road carry straight over the cross roads on to Great Drove.
- proverbial: Throughout the eighties members had been leaving in the proverbial droves.
- French: Tydd Gote AC, Winter League, South Eau drain, French Drove: draw 9am, fish 10am to 2pm.
Modifies a noun
- road: Either drive down from Priddy, taking the Pelting Drove road from the center of the village, beside the pub.
- network: Phase two: The main section of the Wicken Drove network is due to be developed in 2008.
- roundabout: Its site became covered by Drove roundabout, nowadays known as the Magic Roundabout.
drove Quotes
He that steals a cow from a poor widow, or a stirk from a cottar, is a thief; he that lifts a drove from a Sassenach laird, is a gentleman-drover. And, besides, to take a tree from the forest, a salmon from the river, a deer from the hill, or a cow from a Lowland strath, is what no Highlander need ever think shame upon.
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