1. dreave - Noun
2. dreave - Verb
dreave (third-person singular simple present dreaves, present participle dreaving, simple past and past participle dreft or dreaved)
(transitive, UK dialectal) To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.
(UK dialectal) A drove.
(UK dialectal) A crowd or throng of people.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) The yearly herring fishing.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A shoal of fish; a catch.
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