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drove

-1 n. மேய்ச்சல் மந்தை, மீன்திரள், கும்பு, கூட்டம், கலதச்சனது அகன்ற உளி.-2 v. கால்நடை மந்தைகளை ஒட்டிச்செல், கால்நடை வணிகராகத் தொழில்புரி.


Drove, imp. Defn: of Drive. Drove, n. Etym: [AS. draf, fr. drifan 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. 2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton. 3. A crowd of people in motion. Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden. 4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.] 5. (Agric.) Defn: A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. Simmonds. 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. Drove, imp. Defn: of Drive. Drove, n. Etym: [AS. draf, fr. drifan 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. 2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton. 3. A crowd of people in motion. Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden. 4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.] 5. (Agric.) Defn: A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. Simmonds. 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.


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