cooey
Americannoun
plural
cooeys, cooeyed, cooeyingExample Sentences
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Harry gave another loud cooey; again a distant answer was heard.
From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Wilfrid went to the door and gave a loud cooey.
From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
It was getting toward midnight when he returned, to cooey under the boy’s window.
From First in the Field A Story of New South Wales by Rahey, L.
Half an hour or more elapsed, when he heard Harry’s shrill cooey; but, from the faintness of the sound, he knew that his brother must be a long way off.
From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles
“If you see Bolter, cooey to me, and take care that he does not make off westward, or we shan’t get back to-night—or to-morrow, perhaps.”
From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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