cavie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cavie
C18: via Dutch or Flemish kavie, from Latin cavea cavity
Example Sentences
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Of similar meaning to "Ye'll ne'er craw in my cavie."
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
It comes, like Fr. cage, from Vulgar Lat. *cavea, and has a doublet kevie, whence Scot. cavie, a hen-coop.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
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