Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

covie

/ˈkʌvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cov-ie
IPA: /ˈkʌvi/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of covey.

Obsolete

verb

Alternative spelling of covey (“to gather into a group”).

Intransitive verb

verb

Synonym of cove (“of a bird or other animal: to brood, cover, incubate, or sit over (eggs)”).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Our fortunes and our ſelves, are things ſo cloſely linked, that vve knovv not vvhich is the cauſe of the love that vve finde, vvhen theſe tvvo ſhall part, vve may then diſcover to vvhich of them affection vvill make vvinge; vvhen they are covied together vve knovv not vvhich is in purſuit; vvhen they riſe and breake, vve ſhall then ſee vvhich is aimed at."
"The lapwing's covied tribes forsake / The fens, to seek the glassy lake."
"Their [tortoises'] manner is to go aland, vvhere among the graſſe they lay egges as bigge as birds egs, to the number commonly of an hundred. […] [I]n the night time ſit upon them: they couvie a whole yeere before they hatch."
"Darling, of all the sweet thoughts that ever covied in thy heart and took wing from thy pretty lips, that is to me the noblest, sweetest, best."

Etymology

See covey.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʌvi/
British English: /ˈkʌvi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

covies (plural) covies (present, singular) covying (participle, present) covied (participle, past) covied (past) couvey (alternative)

Synonyms

cove

Homonyms

covey

Rhymes With

lovey covey lovie luvvie luvvy glovey

Questions

How do you pronounce covie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌvi/.
What does covie mean?: Obsolete spelling of covey.
Where does covie come from?: See covey.

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