quey
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of quey
1325–75; Middle English quy < Old Norse kvīga
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
One yearling quey brought £54, and a cow £53.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
Ye might try it on the bauson-faced year-auld quey; an it does nae gude, it can do nae ill.—
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Scott, Walter, Sir
"I said I had a name for the thing; but they were no friends of mine who gave me the credit, and I never stole stot or quey in all my life."
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
Gie the quey calves plenty o' milk, as much as they'll lash into themselves.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
The same change of i to an e-vowel is observed in gleit and quey.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
