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COVEYS
Proper noun
Coveys
plural of Covey
Anagrams
• voyces
Noun
coveys
plural of covey
Anagrams
• voyces
Source: Wiktionary
COVEY
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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