drove¹ (drōv)
v.
Past tense of drive.


drove² (drōv)
n.

1. A flock or herd being driven in a body.
2. 1. A large mass of people moving or acting as a body.
   2. A large body of like things. See synonyms at flock¹.
3. 1. A stonemason's broad-edged chisel used for rough hewing.
   2. A stone surface dressed with such a chisel.

[Middle English, from Old English drāf, from drīfan, to drive.]

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