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covey

/ˈkʌvi/ verb C2
  1. To gather into a group. (intransitive)

He/she/it coveys · Past coveyed · Past participle coveyed · -ing form coveying

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Verb forms

Base form
covey
He/she/it
coveys
Past
coveyed
Past participle
coveyed
-ing form
coveying

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I am sure he will be vastly happy to oblige you, and will save all the best of the coveys for you.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 315 · B2
Who would chirp you to sleep, or call for you the covey of answering birds?” The Birdcatcher spared his life, and determined to pick out a fine young Cock just attaining to his comb.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 45 · B2

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