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Covey
Coveya 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. |
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"Covey." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Covey." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300463.html "Covey." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300463.html |
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covey
cov·ey / ˈkəvē/ • n. (pl. -eys) a small party or flock of birds, esp. partridge. ∎ fig. a small group of people or things. |
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"covey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "covey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-covey.html "covey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-covey.html |
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covey
covey brood of partridges, etc. XIV. — OF. covee (mod. couvée) :- Rom. *cubāta hatching, f. L. cubāre lie.
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T. F. HOAD. "covey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "covey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-covey.html T. F. HOAD. "covey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-covey.html |
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covey
•navvy, savvy
•ave, Garvey, Harvey, larvae, Mojave
•bevvy, bevy, Chevy, heavy, levee, Levi, levy, top-heavy
•envy
•cavy, Davy, Devi, gravy, navy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy
•bivvy, chivvy, civvy, divvy, Livy, privy, skivvy, spivvy
•Sylvie • ivy • grovy
•groovy, movie
•covey, lovey, lovey-dovey, luvvy
•anchovy • Muscovy • Pahlavi
•curvy, Nervi, nervy, scurvy, topsy-turvy
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"covey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "covey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-covey.html "covey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-covey.html |
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