covey
11covey — noun (plural coveys) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French covee sitting (of hen), from cover to sit on, brood over, from Latin cubare to lie Date: 14th century 1. a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young; also a small flock 2 …
12covey — [[t]kʌ̱vi[/t]] coveys N COUNT: oft N of n A covey of grouse or partridges is a small group of them …
13Covey (disambiguation) — Covey usually refers to group of certain birds such as partridges or quails. Contents 1 People 2 Corporations 3 Places 4 Radio call sign People …
14Covey T. Oliver — Covey Thomas Oliver (1913–2007) was a United States diplomat and law professor. Biography Covey T. Oliver was born in Laredo, Texas on April 21, 1913. His father, Pheneas Covey, was a rancher, and his mother, Jane Thomas Covey, was a school… …
15Covey Rocks — (67°33′S 67°43′W / 67.55°S 67.717°W / 67.55; 67.717) is a small group of rocks in Laubeuf Fjord, lying midway between Pinero Island and Cape Saenz, off the west coast of …
16Covey Crump — Commander A. Covey Crump, Royal Navy (RN), a former Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Information, was responsible in the mid 1950s for compiling a record of naval slang, abbreviations, legends and historical tid bits. The first edition… …
17covey — /kuv ee/, n., pl. coveys. 1. a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds. 2. a group, set, or company. [1400 50; ME, var. of covee < AF, OF, n. use of fem. of ptp. of cover to hatch < L cubare to lie down; cf. COUVADE, CONCUBINE] * * * …
18covey — noun /ˈkʌvi/ a) A group of 8 12 (or more) quail. See gaggle, host, flock. b) A brood of partridges, grouse, etc. Syn: bloke, chap, chappie …
19covey — Synonyms and related words: a mass of, a world of, age group, army, band, battalion, bevy, body, brigade, bunch, cabal, cast, charm, clique, cloud, clutter, cohort, company, complement, contingent, corps, coterie, crew, crowd, detachment, detail …
20covey — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flock, brood, bevy. See assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flock, bunch, brood; see herd 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. flock, party, band, bevy, group, cluster, clique …
