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covey
cov·ey C0705700 (kŭv′ē)n. pl. cov·eys 1. A family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail.2. A small group, as of persons.
[Middle English, from Old French covee, brood, from feminine past participle of cover, to incubate, from Latin cubāre, to lie down.]covey (ˈkʌvɪ) n1. (Zoology) a small flock of grouse or partridge2. a small group, as of people[C14: from Old French covee, from cover to sit on, hatch; see couvade]cov•ey (ˈkʌv i)
n., pl. -eys. 1. a small group of game birds. 2. a group, set, or company. [1400–50; Middle English, variant of covee < Anglo-French, Old French, n. use of feminine of past participle of cover to hatch < Latin cubāre to lie down] covey - Comes from French couver for the act of sitting on eggs ("covering" them) to hatch them.See also related terms for hatch.Covey a flock of birds; a brood or hatch of birds; a family, party, or set of persons or things. See also bevy, company, covert.Examples: covey of coxcombes, 1590; of new doctrines, 1641; of fiddlers, 1616; of girls; of grouse; of mathematicians, 1616; of partridges, 1440; of ptarmigan, 1835; of sage hens, 1868; of trumps [playing cards], 1839; of victims, 1827.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | covey - a small collection of peopleassemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place | | 2. | covey - a small flock of grouse or partridgegrouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feetpartridge - small Old World gallinaceous game birdsflock - a group of birds |
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covey a small flock of grouse or partridge covey[′kəv·ē] (vertebrate zoology) A brood of birds. A small flock of birds of one kind, used typically of partridge and quail. MedicalSeeherdcovey
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