What is "drove chisel"

Drove \Drove\, n. [AS. dr[=a]f, fr. dr[=i]fan to drive. See Drive.]

1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body.

2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove.
   --Milton.

3. A crowd of people in motion.

   Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass.
   --Dryden.

4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.]

5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
   --Simmonds.

6. (Masonry)

   1. A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel.

   2. The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.

n. a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone [syn: drove]

Drove Chisel is a tool used by stonemasons for smoothing off roughly finished stones. When first cut from the quarry, stones are frequently have large grooves, droves, left from the splitting process. The droving chisel is used for the next stage, making the surface of the stone flat enough to use. The drove chisel is used for softer rocks such as limestone and marble, while harder rock such as granite requires a point-toothed chisel.