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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 1.6 [wn]:
covey
n 1: a small collection of people
2: a small flock of grouse or partridge
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