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covin

/ ˈkʌvɪn /

noun

law a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another

Origin of covin¹

C14: from Old French; see coven , convene

There is thirteen persons in each Covin; and each of us has one Sprite to wait upon us, when we please to call upon him.

I was standin' in the street with the crowd outside Covin' Garden, watchin' the swells go inter the operer.

So no more information was given of the spirits of the Covin.

Shall I, an innocent proprietor, be mulcted of my right by thy fraud and covin?

John Young was the officer of her covin, and the number composing it was thirteen.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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