Read full poem →Now, careless, let us stray, or stop
To see the partridge from the covey drop,
Or, while the evening air's like yellow wine,
Dictionary Entry
A group of 8–12 (or more) quail.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. coveyet coveyleadership coveysays coveycovey stephencovey wholecovey franklincovey steven
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Poetry examples for “covey”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.