The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Drove \Drove\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Droved; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Droving.] [Cf. Drove, n., and Drover.]
   1. To drive, as cattle or sheep, esp. on long journeys; to
      follow the occupation of a drover.

            He's droving now with Conroy's sheep along the
            Castlereagh.                          --Paterson.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. To finish, as stone, with a drove or drove chisel.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]