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covey

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cov⋅ey

[kuhv-ee]
–noun, plural -eys.
1. a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
2. a group, set, or company.

Origin:
1400–50; ME, var. of covee < AF, OF, n. use of fem. of ptp. of cover to hatch < L cubāre to lie down; cf. couvade, concubine
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cov·ey   (kŭv'ē)   
n.   pl. cov·eys
  1. A family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail. See Synonyms at flock1.

  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.]
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