What is to brood; to incubate. [Obs.] [Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch. Holland called?
covey — To brood; to incubate. [Obs.] [Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch. Holland. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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