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 kine²

Shortened form

Example Sentences

In that time, the unhappy custodians of the Tate have willy-nilly acquired tons and acres of lowing kine, rearing horses, languorous ladies, idyllic landscapes and storm-beset ships-of-the-line.

From Time Magazine Archive

All winter the monkey lived in the Lewis barn, playing simian pranks on Farmer Lewis' kine.

From Time Magazine Archive

He gazed with placid satisfaction out of his car window at the Argentine's horizon-filling wheat ranches and pampas, at her myriad herds of kine and mutton.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the ravages of more than three years of war, it will take more than candy, bubble gum and "al kine camera bag" to supply a decent living standard for South Korea's 22 million people.

From Time Magazine Archive

The gods, moreover, made queer signs appear: cowhides began to crawl, and beef, both raw and roasted, lowed like kine upon the spits.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer