kine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English kyn, kuin, kiin, kien, variant (double plural) of Middle English ky, kye (“cows”), equivalent to ky, kye + -en. Alternative etymology derives Middle English kyn from Old English cȳna (“cows', of cows”), genitive plural of cū (“cow”). More at cow.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aɪn
Noun[edit]
kine
Quotations[edit]
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