dreave

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English dreven, from Old English drǣfan (to drive, drive out, expel), from Proto-Germanic *draibijaną (to cause to drive), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (to drive, push). Cognate with Icelandic dreifa (to spread out, disperse). More at drive.

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Verb

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dreave (third-person singular simple present dreaves, present participle dreaving, simple past and past participle dreft or dreaved)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.

Etymology 2

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From Middle English draf, from Old English drāf (a drove, herd). More at drove.

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Noun

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dreave (plural dreaves)

  1. (UK dialectal) A drove.
  2. (UK dialectal) A crowd or throng of people.
  3. (UK dialectal, Scotland) The yearly herring fishing.
  4. (UK dialectal, Scotland) A shoal of fish; a catch.

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