COVEY

covey

(noun) a small flock of grouse or partridge

covey

(noun) a small collection of people

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Covey (plural Coveys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Covey is the 4212^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8414 individuals. Covey is most common among White (92.44%) individuals.

Anagrams

• voyce

Etymology 1

Noun

covey (plural coveys)

A group of 8–12 (or more) quail.

Coordinate terms: flock, gaggle, host

A brood of partridges, grouse, etc.

A party or group (of persons or things).

Verb

covey (third-person singular simple present coveys, present participle coveying, simple past and past participle coveyed)

(intransitive) To brood; to incubate.

Etymology 2

Noun

covey (plural coveys)

(British, slang, dated) A man.

Synonyms

• bloke (UK), chap (UK), chappie (UK), cove (UK), guy, see also man

Anagrams

• voyce

Source: Wiktionary

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Cov"ey (kv"), n. Etym: [OF. cov, F. couv, 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.

Definition: To brood; to incubate. [Obs.] [Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch. Holland.

Cov"ey, n.

Definition: A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] Parker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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