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covey 音标拼音: [k'ʌvi] n. 群,一群,一队 群,一群,一队 covey n 1: a small collection of people 2: a small flock of grouse or partridge Covey \Cov"ey\, v. i. To brood; to incubate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch. --Holland. [1913 Webster] Covey \Cov"ey\, n. A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker. [1913 Webster] Covey \Cov"ey\ (k?v"?), n. [OF. cov?e, F. couv?e, fr. cover, F. couver, to sit or brood on, fr. L. cubare to lie down; cf. E. incubate. See {Cubit}, and cf. {Cove} to brood.] 1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together; -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges. --Darwin. [1913 Webster] 2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 89 Moby Thesaurus words for "covey":
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