drove
verb [T] /drəʊv/
/droʊv/ (drove) UK specializedDefinition
› to move farm animals on foot from one place to anotherAnimal farming - general words drover /ˈdrəʊ.vər/
/ˈdroʊ.vɚ/ noun [C] › The drover walked alongside the oxen, gently tapping them with his stick.People who work with animals
/ˈdroʊ.vɚ/ noun [C] › The drover walked alongside the oxen, gently tapping them with his stick.People who work with animals(Definition of drove verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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