Drove

n. [A-S. drāf, from drīfan, Eng. drive, q. v.]

1. A collection of cattle driven or designed for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body.
2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton.
3. A crowd of people in motion.

Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden.

4. A road for driving cattle. [Eng.]
5. (Agr.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.