What's the difference between drover and trover?

Drover


Definition:

  • (n.) One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market.
  • (n.) A boat driven by the tide.

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  • (1) But given how addictive the prose was in Constellation, where Marra was lyrical but also drover quickly, those who loved the John Leonard Prize winner a couple of years back are certainly hungering for more.
  • (2) The three other finalists were The Drovers Rest in Carlisle, the Kelham Island Tavern in Sheffield and The Yard of Ale, a micropub in Broadstairs, Kent.
  • (3) islandbreaks.co.uk fionatrowbridge Ashridge Estate Ashridge drovers' walk, Hertforshire You don't need a car to get to this lovely walk on old drovers' trails.
  • (4) After Hayden’s closest advisers convinced him to step aside for the good of the party, he famously noted the injustice by saying "a drover’s dog could lead the Labor Party to victory, the way the country is".
  • (5) In the 18th century, the Shoulder of Mutton and Cat was a watering hole for drovers en route to the meat markets and thrill-seekers from the City.

Trover


Definition:

  • (n.) The gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or by other means.
  • (n.) An action to recover damages against one who found goods, and would not deliver them to the owner on demand; an action which lies in any case to recover the value of goods wrongfully converted by another to his own use. In this case the finding, though alleged, is an immaterial fact; the injury lies in the conversion.

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