Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (imp.) of Drive. 2. (imp.) of Drive. 3. (n.) A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body. 4. (n.) Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. 5. (n.) A crowd of people in motion. 6. (n.) A road for driving cattle; a driftway. 7. (n.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. 8. (n.) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel. 9. (n.) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.
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