cattle-drover

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• Drover — Dro ver, n. 1. One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market. [1913 Webster] Why, that s spoken like an honest drover; so they sell bullocks. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A boat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Drover (Australian) — A modern style of droving Sheep droving through the town of Warialda in norther …   Wikipedia

• Cattle Dog — Australian Cattle Dog FCI Standard Nr. 287 Gruppe 1: Hütehunde und Treibhunde (ohne Schweizer Sennenhu …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Drover — A drover is a person who drives animals in droving. Depending on dialect, drover may be synonymous with teamster. Occupations in droving include: Drover (Australian), a person who moves animals over long distances in Australia Cattle drives in… …   Wikipedia

• Drover — This rare name is of early medieval English origin, and derives from an occupational surname given in the first instance to someone employed as a drover, one who drove herds of cattle or sheep to market, for example. The name derives from the… …   Surnames reference

• Cattle drives in the United States — A cattle drive is the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses.Prior to the mid 19th century, most ranches primarily raised cattle for their own needs and to sell surplus meat and …   Wikipedia

• drover's pass — A free pass given by a railroad company, accepting a drove of cattle for transportation, to the drover who accompanies and cares for the cattle on the train …   Black's law dictionary

• drover's pass — A free pass given by a railroad company, accepting a drove of cattle for transportation, to the drover who accompanies and cares for the cattle on the train …   Black's law dictionary

• drover — A buyer of cattle for a distant market. A person taking cattle to market or in charge of cattle being taken to market …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• drover — [[t]dro͟ʊvə(r)[/t]] drovers N COUNT A drover is someone whose job is to make sheep or cattle move from one place to another in groups …   English dictionary

• drover — /droh veuhr/, n. 1. a person who drives cattle or sheep to market. 2. a dealer in cattle. [1350 1400; ME. See DROVE2, ER1] * * * …   Universalium