Difference between Horde and Drove

What is the difference between Horde and Drove?

Horde as a noun is a wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. while Drove as a noun is a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

Horde

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. A large number of people.

Drove

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.

Example sentence: As my father taught me, and he drove home that point, he said, 'Just remember something. You don't need to tell anybody how good you are. You show them how good you are.' And he drove that home with me. So I learned early not to brag about how good I was or what I could do but let my game take that away and show them that I could play well enough.

We hope you now know whether to use Horde or Drove in your sentence.

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