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drive (past tense “drove, drave”; pa. pple. “driven, droven, (?) drove” in 2H6 III. ii. 84)
1. to rush “at or upon” Tit. II. iii. 64, Ham. II. ii. 502.
2. “let ,” to aim blows, strike 1H4 II. iv. 221 “Four rogues . . . let at me,” 251
3. “ away,” to cause (the time) to pass 1H4 II. iv. 31.
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  • Cross-references in text-specific dictionaries from this page (3):
    • William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, 2.2
    • William Shakespeare, The First Part of Henry IV, 2.4
    • William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henry VI, 3.2
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