kine
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɪn/
- Rhymes: -aɪn
Etymology 1
From Middle English kyne, kyn, kuin, kiin, kien (“cows”), either a double plural of Middle English ky, kye (“cows”), equivalent to modern kye + -en, or inherited from Old English cȳna (“cows', of cows”), genitive plural of cū (“cow”). More at cow.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:kine.
Derived terms
Noun
kine (plural kines)
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