quey
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 4
/ˈkweɪ/
Definition of quey
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Northern-England, Scotland)A heifer.
“So I sent away the two queys, one of them is pranded and the other plack.^([eye dialect, meaning: branded... black])”
“The blue ribbon in the section for two-year-old queys in calf was carried away by a sweet little animal owned by Mr. Frame, Blantyre Park, which had never been shown at any other exhibition.”
“Ewan, who with others was giving friendly help to the manager and herds, was in charge of the queys, which were disposed of and driven out while Mary was still taking instructions from the executor at the auctioneer's stand.”
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Etymology
Of Scandinavian origin, ultimately from Old Norse kvíga.
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