quey
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of quey
1325–75; Middle English quy < Old Norse kvīga
Example Sentences
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"The man's as mad as a March hare, or a gled-stung quey," cried Matty.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
“My faith,” muttered she to herself, as she approached to request entrance, “the warden was right in no makin’ choice o’ the figure o’ a quey to defend his castle.”
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative by Wilson, John Mackay
She’ll be like a daft quey the noo.
From Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai by Fenn, George Manville
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
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
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