covey (KUV-ee) noun 1. A small flock of birds such as partridge or quail.
2. A group or a set. [From Middle English, from Old French covee (brood), feminine past participle of cover (to incubate, hatch), from Latin cubare (to lie down). Some other words in this brood that all came from the same Latin root are cubicle, incubate, couvade, and concubine.] "A black-tailed jackrabbit walks slowly down the wash, ambling tall-eared amid a covey of Gambel's quail, like a cowboy driving his herd." Steve Howe; The Kingdom of the Cactus; Backpacker (Emmaus, Pennsylvania); Sep 1, 1995. This week's theme: collective nouns. Sponsors' Messages: Support live music. Find a house concert in your area. What is a house concert? Go to http://www.bethwoodmusic.com/ then Tour Info. Increase your euphrasia with a t-shirt that'll amaze ya! 63 unusual words! Or choose love/romance tanktop! $21. Pix at http://www.spizzquiz.net/tshirts.htm ............................................................................ A library is thought in cold storage. -Herbert Samuel, politician and diplomat (1870-1963) Share the magic of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/covey.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/covey.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/covey.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
