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kine
1[ kahyn ]
/ kaɪn /
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noun
an archaic plural of cow1. QUIZ
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Origin of kine
1Middle English
kyn,Old English
cȳna, genitive plural of
cūcow1Words nearby kine
kind of,
kindred,
kindred spirit,
Kindu,
kindy,
kine,
kinematic pair,
kinematics,
kinematic viscosity,
kinematograph,
kinescope Other definitions for kine (2 of 2)
kine2
[ kin-ee ]
/ ˈkɪn i /
Origin of kine
2Shortened form
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Words related to kine
cow,
oxen,
buffalo,
camel,
cattle,
deer,
elephant,
giraffe,
hippopotamus,
hog,
horse,
llama,
pig,
rhinoceros,
swine,
tapir How to use kine in a sentence
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.
British Dictionary definitions for kine
noun
(functioning as plural) an archaic word for cowsor cattle Word Origin for kine
Old English cӯna of cows, from cū cow 1
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