'drove work' definitions:

Definition of 'drove work'

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Drove \Drove\, n. [AS. dr[=a]f, fr. dr[imac]fan to drive. See Drive.]
1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body. [1913 Webster]
2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. A crowd of people in motion. [1913 Webster]
Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]