quey

[ kwey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scot. and North England.

, plural queys.

Origin of quey¹

1325–75; Middle English quy < Old Norse kvīga

Ye might try it on the bauson-faced year-auld quey; an it does nae gude, it can do nae ill.

The dairy farmers there retain the quey calves for maintaining the number of the cows, while they feed the male calves for veal.

We put some pieces of the quey in the barge and then went on board.

I had a cake made for the occasion, which Quey Ginn cut up with much pleasure.

"The man's as mad as a March hare, or a gled-stung quey," cried Matty.

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