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COVEY
covey
(noun) a small flock of grouse or partridge
covey
(noun) a small collection of people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Covey (plural Coveys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Covey is the 4212nd 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
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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