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kine

1

[ kahyn ]

noun

  1. an archaic plural of cow 1.


kine

2

[ kin-ee ]

kine

/ kaɪn /

noun

  1. See cattle
    functioning as plural an archaic word for cows or cattle


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kine1

Middle English kyn, Old English cȳna, genitive plural of cow 1

Origin of kine2

Shortened form

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kine1

Old English cӯna of cows, from cow 1

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Example Sentences

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.

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.

From it sprang horses, and all animals with two rows of teeth; kine sprang from it; from it goats and sheep.

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