˜yÐÄvlog

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kine

1

[ kahyn ]

noun

  1. an archaic plural of cow 1.


kine

2

[ kin-ee ]

kine

/ °ì²¹Éª²Ô /

noun

  1. functioning as plural an archaic word for cows or cattle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kine1

Middle English kyn, Old English ³¦²âÌ„²Ô²¹, genitive plural of ³¦Å« cow 1

Origin of kine2

Shortened form
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kine1

Old English ³¦Ó¯²Ô²¹ of cows, from ³¦Å« cow 1
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Pippin could see all the Pelennor laid out before him, dotted into the distance with farmsteads and little walls, barns and byres, but nowhere could he see any kine or other beasts.

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Even younger men engage in this kine of stuff!

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We would use the Hawaiian term for Whatchamacallit, which is da kine.

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Lampetia in her long gown meanwhile had borne swift word to the Overlord of Noon: ‘They have killed your kine.’

This homely business was half their lives; they knew the kine in the byre and the corn in the granary, as well as the service-books upon their stalls.

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