DROVE (2)

Drove, n. [[AS. drāf, fr. drīfan to drive. See Drive.]] 1. 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. 2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton.
3. 3. A crowd of people in motion.
Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden. 4. 4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway.
5. 5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. Simmonds.
6. 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.