kine

See also: Kine, kiné, kině, kiñe, and kine-

English

Etymology

From Middle English 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪn

Noun

kine

  1. (archaic or dialectal) plural form of cow

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