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covey

[ kuhv-ee ]
/ ˈkʌv i /
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noun, plural cov·eys.
a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
a group, set, or company.
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Origin of covey

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English, variant of covee, from Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of feminine of past participle of cover “to hatch,” from Latin cubāre “to lie down”; cf. couvade, concubine

Words nearby covey

cove stripe, covet, coveted, covetous, covetousness, covey, COVID-19, Covilhã, covin, Covina, Covington
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Words related to covey

brood, bunch, herd

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British Dictionary definitions for covey

covey
/ (ˈkʌvɪ) /
noun
a small flock of grouse or partridge
a small group, as of people

Word Origin for covey

C14: from Old French covee, from cover to sit on, hatch; see couvade
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