DROVE


Meaning of DROVE in English

1. past of DRIVE.2. n.1 a a large number (of people etc.) moving together; a crowd; a multitude; a shoal. b (in pl.) colloq. a great number (people arrived in droves).

2 a herd or flock being driven or moving together.

Phrases and idioms:

drove-road an ancient cattle track.

Etymology: OE draf f. drifan DRIVE

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.