drive up; drove up (past participle)

drive v "An' we have been drove up where we couldn't get a bird at all, so we'd make one out of carboard, see, an' paint it, an' tie it on the tree." [Description of the St. Stephen's Day custom "Hunting the Wren"] = hard pressed (to do something) Ye...

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Summary:drive v "An' we have been drove up where we couldn't get a bird at all, so we'd make one out of carboard, see, an' paint it, an' tie it on the tree." [Description of the St. Stephen's Day custom "Hunting the Wren"] = hard pressed (to do something) Yes NEWFOUNDLAND DIALECT Used I and Sup Used Sup Not used