Etymology

covie

cov·ie
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Today it means: Synonym of cove (“of a bird or other animal: to brood, cover, incubate, or sit over (eggs)”). Full definition →

First used 17th–18th c.
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covie · noun, verb1

See covey.

covie · verb2

A variant of couve, cove, possibly influenced by covey (“brood or family of partridges”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th–18th c. Obsolete spelling of covey.

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