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drover

[droh-ver] / ˈdroʊ vər /




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Once selected, the birds then set off with a "drover", covering about three miles each day.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

But given how addictive the prose was in Constellation, where Marra was lyrical but also drover quickly, those who loved the John Leonard Prize-winner a couple of years back are certainly hungering for more.

From The Guardian Aug. 26, 2015

Bill Little, a veteran drover, says some range rookies aren't cut out for the hard work and tough conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2014

Philip’s last great song was 1977’s tolling, elegaic “Southbound”: Driftin’ like a drover/ Chasin’ my career ...

From Slate May 28, 2013

The sound of a wagon trundling along comes from behind us, and I look back to see a drover sitting at the reins.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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