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Definition of Droves
1. drove [v] - See also: drove
Lexicographical Neighbors of Droves
Literary usage of Droves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"Perhaps in every one of the droves that bullock is beat about the head for ...
Consequently, perhaps, this bullock is beat out of ten droves before he gets ..."
2. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1860)
"droves FOR THE GREAT RUSSIA.—Out of 200000 head of cattle which are driven ...
These droves travel the year round. The summer droves are mainly composed of ..."
3. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico by John Russell Bartlett (1854)
"... of cattle and horses—Scarcity of wood—droves of horses—San Pedro del Gallo—
Rio Nasas—Fertile valley—Culture of cotton—Corn-fields without irrigation—La ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"This use is still current: Now tourists arrive in such droves that the best you
can do ... 1972 produced droves of famously beautiful women —William Styron, ..."
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