BEVIES
Noun
bevies
plural of bevy
Source: Wiktionary
BEVY
Bev"y, n.; pl. Bevies. Etym: [Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr.
OF. bevée (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in
general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks,
quails, etc. See Beverage.]
1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of
ladies.
What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! Beau. & Fl.
2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of
roes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition