kine

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[ kahyn ]
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noun
  1. an archaic plural of cow1.

Origin of kine

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Middle English kyn,Old English cȳna, genitive plural of cow1

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Other definitions for kine (2 of 2)

kine2
[ kin-ee ]

Origin of kine

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Shortened form

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How to use kine in a sentence

  • He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.

  • Cattle and kine were taken furtively or openly to these very hills and vales where Jim Lough now lived in quietude and peace.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • Out of the sacred river came up for Egypt its fat kine and its lean,--its blessings and its curses.

  • Th' hide iv th' pauperized kine iv Europe will have to cough up at th' custom house befure they can be convarted into brogans.

    Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
  • From it sprang horses, and all animals with two rows of teeth; kine sprang from it; from it goats and sheep.

British Dictionary definitions for kine

kine

/ (kaɪn) /


noun
  1. (functioning as plural) an archaic word for cows: or cattle

Origin of kine

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Old English cӯna of cows, from cow 1

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