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droves

The correct spelling is droves.

How to pronounce droves

noun

IPA: /dɹəʊvz/

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The correct spelling is droves. A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
  2. 2.(usually in the plural) A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).
  3. 3.(collective) A group of hares.
  4. 4.A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven.
  5. 5.A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.

verb

  1. 1.To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
  2. 2.To finish (stone) with a drove chisel.

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