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quey

[kwey]

noun

Scot. and North England.

plural

queys 
  1. a heifer.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of quey1

1325–75; Middle English quy < Old Norse kvīga
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Example Sentences

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Si Quey's name was then folded into the cultural lexicon and used as a warning from parents to children: if you misbehave, Si Quey will come and get you.

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The final resting place for Si Quey's ashes is yet to be determined.

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But on Thursday, Si Quey's body was finally cremated in the Thai city of Nonthaburi as nine Buddhist monks chanted prayers and placed flowers by his coffin.

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Si Quey had come to be deemed the country's first serial killer.

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The story splashed graphically across newspapers at the time, detailing how Si Quey had confessed to acquiring a taste for human flesh -- hearts, liver and intestines -- throughout World War II as a young Chinese soldier forced to survive on rotting bodies.

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