drove

Definitions

1. 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. 2.Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton.
3. 3.A crowd of people in motion. Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden.
4. 4.A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.]
5. 5.(Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. Simmonds.
6. 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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body called?
• What is any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton called?
• What is a crowd of people in motion. Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden called?
• What is a road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.] called?
• What is a narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. Simmonds called?
• What is (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 called?