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trove

[ trohv ]

/ troʊv /

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noun

a collection of objects.

treasure-trove(def 2).

Origin of trove

First recorded in 1885–90; short for treasure-trove

Words nearby trove

troutperch, trouveur, trouville, trouvère, trovatore, il, trove, trover, trow, trowbridge, trowel, troy

Example sentences from the Web for trove

Would a state with a keen understanding of the power of propaganda be so willing to just throw away such a trove of information?

No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony |Marc Rogers |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A trove of photos found after his death reveals he spent this time documenting the crazy world around him.

Dennis Hopper: The Missing Years |Liza Foreman |June 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From 1960 to 1967, Hopper disappeared from Hollywood, and this trove of images helps document how he spent his time.

Dennis Hopper: The Missing Years |Liza Foreman |June 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A trove of Bush-era emails that had been quote-unquote-lost resurfaced in 2009, the victim of an ostensible act of mislabeling.

Paging Rose Mary Woods: Obama’s Unbelievable Missing IRS Emails |James Poulos |June 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

After discovering a trove of unknown photographs at an auction, John Maloof set about exposing the nanny-cum-artist who took them.

Vivian Maier: Still Missing |Malcolm Jones |April 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The boys sat round-eyed on their beds considering the possibilities of this trove.

Stalky & Co. |Rudyard Kipling
Often she prayed Tarraway to come for her, but he turned a deaf ear to her cry, and was never more seen in Trove.

Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series |William Bottrell
I am taking a present to His Majesty, which will, I trove, relieve him of all anxiety regarding money matters.

The Young Cavalier |Percy F. Westerman
Trove was Bluebell's confidant and the repository of her woes, and perhaps as safe a one as young ladies generally choose.

Bluebell |Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
Whereupon he loaded Kwaque with his trove and put him in front to lead along the runway to the beach.

Michael, Brother of Jerry |Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for trove

trove

/ (trəʊv) /

noun

See treasure-trove