imp. | 1. | of Drive. |
n. | 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. | Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. |
| 3. | A crowd of people in motion. |
| 4. | A road for driving cattle; a driftway. |
| 5. | (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. |
| 6. | (Masonry) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; - called also drove chisel. |
v. t. & i. | 1. | To drive, as cattle or sheep, esp. on long journeys; to follow the occupation of a drover. |
| 2. | To finish, as stone, with a drove or drove chisel. |