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† Couvey, covie. World English Historical Dictionary

† Couvey, covie. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. † Couvey, covie v. Obs. Also 7 couvie, -y. [Var. of prec., perh. affected by the cognate sb. couvie, COVEY, F. couvée.] intr. = prec.

1 1598.  Florio, Accouare, to hatch, to lie close as a hen ouer hir chickens, to squat, to couie.

2 1601.  Holland, Pliny, X. liii. Doves lay and couvey ten times in the yeere. Ibid. (1634), I. 241. They [tortoises] couvie a whole yeare before they hatch. Ibid., 318. Bees couvy and sit as hens do.

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