Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Covey"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Covey \Cov"ey\, v. i.
To brood; to incubate. [Obs.]
[Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch.
--Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Covey \Cov"ey\, n.
A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
covey
n 1: a small collection of people
2: a small flock of grouse or partridge
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