Drock (?), n. A water course. [Prov. Eng.]

{ Drof"land (?), Dryf"land (?) }, n. [See Drove.] (Law) An ancient yearly payment made by some tenants to the king, or to their landlords, for the privilege of driving their cattle through a manor to fairs or markets. Cowell.

Dro"gher (?), n. [Cf. Drag.] A small craft used in the West India Islands to take off sugars, rum, etc., to the merchantmen; also, a vessel for transporting lumber, cotton, etc., coastwise; as, a lumber drogher. [Written also droger.] Ham. Nar. Encyc.

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{ Drog"man (?), Drog"o*man (?) }, n. See Dragoman.

Drogue (?), n. (Naut.) See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.

Droh (?), imp. of Draw. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Droil (?), v. i. [D. druilen to mope.] To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod. [Obs.]

Droil, n. [D. druil sluggard. Cf. Droll.] 1. A drudge. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

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