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| drove [ drōv ] |
noun (plural droves) |
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1. group of animals moving: a large number of animals, especially cattle, moving in the same direction, e.g. when being driven to a new grazing area
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2. type of stone chisel: a broad-edged chisel used for dressing stone
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plural noun droves |
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crowds of people: very large numbers of people
 They came out of the football stadium in droves.
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle droved, present participle drov·ing, 3rd person present singular droves) |
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move animals along: to move a herd or flock of animals from one place to another, usually over long distances, e.g. to new pastures or to market
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| [ Old English drāf< drīfan (see drive)] |
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| drov·er noun |
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