Cove

Cove
Cove Cove, n. [A gypsy word, covo that man, covi that woman.] A boy or man of any age or station. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

There's a gentry cove here. --Wit's Recreations (1654). [1913 Webster]

Now, look to it, coves, that all the beef and drink Be not filched from us. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]


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  • Cove — Cove, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 383 Housing Units (2000): 181 Land area (2000): 1.727962 sq. miles (4.475400 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.727962 sq. miles (4.475400 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cové — Covè 7° 13′ 20″ N 2° 20′ 20″ E / 7.222222, 2.338889 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cove — Cove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coved} (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coving}.] (Arch.) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. [1913 Webster] The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Cove — Cove, v. t. [CF. F. couver, It. covare. See {Covey}.] To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not being able to cove or sit upon them [eggs], she [the female tortoise] bestoweth them in the gravel. Holland.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cove, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 383 Housing Units (2000): 181 Land area (2000): 1.727962 sq. miles (4.475400 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.727962 sq. miles (4.475400 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cove, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 594 Housing Units (2000): 247 Land area (2000): 0.810461 sq. miles (2.099085 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.810461 sq. miles (2.099085 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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