In the present day, we take it for granted that livestock are transported by truck or rail, but in past centuries, they were driven by drovers, and a herd might be met on any street, road, or highway.
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Drover
/ˈdɹoʊ.vəɹ/
Synonyms for "drover" (54 found)
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4 entriescattle droverdesert droveroutback droversheep drover
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6 entriescattle droverdrover routedrover traditionlong distance drovingoutback drovingsheep drover
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Why, that's spoken like an honest drovier: so they sell bullocks.
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Daily driven / (Wife as drover) / Ill you've thriven-- / Ne'er in clover.
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Little is the modern-day Buchanon. In 2013 he oversaw the Brinkworth drive, taking 20,000 cattle owned by South Australian pastoralist Tom Brinkworth from western Queensland to southern NSW, separating them into smaller mobs and employing contract drovers to assist.
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