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▪ I. † droving, vbl. n.1 Obs.
[f. drove v.1]
Troubling; tribulation; disturbance.
a1300E.E. Psalter ix. 22 [x. 1] In nedinges, in drovynge [L. tribulatione]. a1300Cursor M. 22384 Wit all þe drouing he mai do ouer al þis werld.
▪ II. droving, vbl. n.2|ˈdrəʊvɪŋ|
[f. drove v.2]
The occupation of driving cattle to distant markets, etc.; the business of a drover.
1881Cheq. Career 335 Droving is very wearisome work. 1896Westm. Gaz. 19 June 3/3 The unconventional freedom of colonial life, with its rough riding and droving.
attrib.1808Scott Autobiog. in Lockhart Life i, He was..active in the cattle trade..and by his droving transactions acquired a considerable sum of money. 1890Boldrewood Col. Reformer (1891) 83 He's not used to droving work.
▪ III. droving, vbl. n.3
The dressing of stone with a drove: see drove v.3 |