Definitions
a small flock of grouse or partridge
Word origin
From cove + -y (diminutive suffix). Cove is derived from Romani kodo (“this one; him”) or kova (“that person”).
Used in a sentence
“See hovv the vvell-taught pointer leads the vvay: / The ſcent grovvs vvarm; he ſtops; he ſprings the prey; / The flutt'ring coveys from the ſtubble riſe, / And on ſvvift vving divide the ſounding ſkies; […]”
“[T]here is not a better Spanniell in England to spring a couie of queanes than Martin.”
“VVho are they in the corner? As I live, / A covey of Fidlers; I ſhall have ſome muſicke yet […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small bird group”5 letters
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