droves


drove 1

D0398600 (drōv)v.Past tense of drive.

drove 2

D0398600 (drōv)n.1. a. A flock or herd being driven in a body.b. often droves A large mass of people moving or acting as a body: people moving through the streets in droves.2. a. A stonemason's broad-edged chisel used for rough hewing.b. A stone surface dressed with such a chisel.
[Middle English, from Old English drāf, from drīfan, to drive; see dhreibh- in Indo-European roots.]
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