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covey (en)

(noun) a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young / (noun) a small flock / (noun) company group

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covey


At the New Yorker
by George Steiner, Robert Boyers

At the New Yorker
by George Steiner, Robert Boyers

At the New Yorker
by George Steiner, Robert Boyers


He was the grandson of a Prime Minister and cousin or nephew to a covey of military, diplomatic, and ecclesiastical worthies.

on Bertrand Russell

—p.253 Ancient Glittering Eyes (249) by George Steiner
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9 years, 4 months ago