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Synonyms for kine


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahyn
Phonetic Transcription : kaɪn

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Définition of kine

Origin :
  • archaic plural of cow, a double plural (cf. children) or genitive plural of Middle English kye "cows," from Old English cy (genitive cyna), plural of cu "cow."
  • As in bovine : noun member of genus bos
  • As in ungulate : noun hoofed animal
Example sentences :
  • Kine feed in the grass-grown bailey court; its glory is departed.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • And as I enter the little village, I am greeted by the bleat of sheep and the low of the kine.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • The paths in the woods were covered with the dead bodies of kine, calves and sheep.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • She is a little taller, and she is so graceful when she milks the kine.
  • Extract from : « The Buddha » by Paul Carus
  • Only two women were left in Middalhof with her, and some thralls who tended the kine and horses.
  • Extract from : « Eric Brighteyes » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Kine and horses, sheep and dogs, had long been domesticated.
  • Extract from : « Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 » by Andrew Lang
  • From regions far beyond came the bells of the kine and the goats.
  • Extract from : « Robert Falconer » by George MacDonald
  • Such a murrain of kine, that dogs and ravens that fed on them were poisoned.
  • Extract from : « The Survey of London » by John Stow
  • The sweet breath of kine is wafted on the night, and the drone of many insects.
  • Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
  • Silk of the kine and poor old woman, names given her in old times.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
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