_Droves_
droves a word describing great numbers of things. "They came in droves to see the show." Also it has been used when talking about fish especially great numbers of fish such as caplin. "There are droves of caplin in the gulch." I heard this expression being used by several people...
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| Summary: | droves a word describing great numbers of things. "They came in droves to see the show." Also it has been used when talking about fish especially great numbers of fish such as caplin. "There are droves of caplin in the gulch." I heard this expression being used by several people but my grandmother used it frequently. She usually Yes DICT CEN. JW Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Phonetic transcription marked JW. Cite seems to continue, but nothing on back of card. |
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