| Pronunciation: | | 'kuvee
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- [n] a small flock of grouse or partridge
- [n] a small collection of people
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| | See Also: | | assemblage, flock, gathering, grouse, partridge |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cov"ey\ (k?v"?), n. [OF. cov?e, F. couv?e, fr. cover, F.
couver, to sit or brood on, fr. L. cubare to lie down; cf. E.
incubate. See {Cubit}, and cf. {Cove} to brood.]
1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of
young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together;
-- said of game; as, a covey of partridges. --Darwin.
2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. --Addison.
\Cov"ey\, v. i.
To brood; to incubate. [Obs.]
[Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch.
--Holland.
\Cov"ey\, n.
A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker.
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