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covey

covey is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. Addison.
  2. 2.To brood; to incubate. [Obs.] [Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch. Holland.
  3. 3.A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] Parker.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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