kine

¹

[ kahyn ]

noun

1. an archaic plural of cow ¹.

kine

²

[ kin-ee ]

noun

1. kinescope ( defs 1, 2 ).

kine

/ kaɪn /

noun

1. functioning as plural an archaic word for cows or cattle

Word History and Origins

Origin of kine¹

Middle English kyn, Old English cȳna, genitive plural of cū cow ¹

Origin of kine²

Shortened form

Word History and Origins

Origin of kine¹

Old English cӯna of cows, from cū cow ¹

Example Sentences

He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.

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Cattle and kine were taken furtively or openly to these very hills and vales where Jim Lough now lived in quietude and peace.

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Out of the sacred river came up for Egypt its fat kine and its lean,--its blessings and its curses.

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Th' hide iv th' pauperized kine iv Europe will have to cough up at th' custom house befure they can be convarted into brogans.

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From it sprang horses, and all animals with two rows of teeth; kine sprang from it; from it goats and sheep.

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