Found 1 items, similar to drove work.
English → English (gcide) Definition: drove work Drove \Drove\, n. [AS. dr[=a]f, fr. dr[=i]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]