drove workn.
/ˈdrəʊv wəːk/, U.S. /ˈdroʊv ˌwərk/ The dressing of stone, esp. in parallel lines, using a drove (drove n. 5); (also) stonework or a finish produced using this technique; = droving n.3
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > dressing stone
scappling1473
droving1819
plain work1823
broaching1842
stone-dressing1845
ragging1850
straggling1850
drove work1851
rocking1856
scutching1861
skifflinga1877
1851 Illinois Daily Jrnl. 19 May The steps to be drove work, and of good limestone, of one length, built on a limestone foundation, with bush hammered sides corresponding with parapet work.
1883 Specif. Alnwick & Cornhill Railway 5 The face-work is..to be..dressed in the manner that is technically called ‘Drove Work’.
1993 I. S. Mark Sanctuary Athena Nike Athens v. 38 The drove work on the resting surface of the repository at the left rear relates closely to three areas of tooling on the upper container.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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