( n. )
A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together; -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges.
( n. )
A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together; -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012