Word Frequency
kine (kaɪn
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Definitions
noun
- functioning as plural an archaic word for cows or cattle
Word Origin
Old English cӯna of cows, from cūcow1Example Sentences Including 'kine'
An early look at the race Candidates are beginning to kine up in the race to be Toronto's next mayor.Globe and Mail (2003)
In winter the ponies have their stable, and kine and sheep a comfortable shed.Molly Keane's Ireland
When we kine of got it together, I tole the others t'go on, and I came back to report.A Plague of Angels
Working out of BBC headquarters, their job was to use special " kine " cameras to record the coronation at Westminster Abbey.Globe and Mail (2003)
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