kine

¹ American  

[kahyn] / kaɪn /

noun

1. an archaic plural of cow.

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kine ² American  

[kin-ee] / ˈkɪn i /

noun

1. kinescope.

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kine British  

/ kaɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kine¹

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

Origin of kine¹

Shortened form

Example Sentences

Pippin could see all the Pelennor laid out before him, dotted into the distance with farmsteads and little walls, barns and byres, but nowhere could he see any kine or other beasts.

From Literature

We would use the Hawaiian term for Whatchamacallit, which is da kine.

From National Geographic

Now give those kine a wide berth, keep your thoughts intent upon your course for home, and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.

From Literature

This homely business was half their lives; they knew the kine in the byre and the corn in the granary, as well as the service-books upon their stalls.

From Project Gutenberg

Across the valley, on that slope, The huts of Avant shine— Its pines under their branches ope15 Ways for the tinkling kine.

From Project Gutenberg