Definition of drove
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
—usually used in plural especially with in came in droves
drove
Definition of drove (Entry 2 of 2)
past tense of drive
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The first known use of drove was before the 12th century
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