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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DROVERING, -SHIP, n. The occupation of a drover.Sc. 1838 Fraser's Mag. XVIII. 381:
Far better . . . have taken to ploughmanship or drovership.w.Sc. 1860 J. F. Campbell Tales I. 327:
It was at drovering they had made the money.

[From Eng. drover, one who drives cattle and sheep.]

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