COVEY
Cov"ey, v. i.
Defn: To brood; to incubate. [Obs.]
[Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch. Holland.
COVEY
Cov"ey, n.
Defn: A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] Parker.
COVIN
Cov"in (kv"n), n. Etym: [OF. covine, covaine, fr. covenir to agree.
See Covenant.]
1. (Law)
Defn: A collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third.
2. Deceit; fraud; artifice. [Obs.] Chaucer.
COVING Cov"ing, n. (Arch.) (a) A cove or series of coves, as the concaved surface under the overhang of a projecting upper story. (b) The splayed jambs of a flaring fireplace.
COVINOUS
Cov"in*ous (kv"n-s), a. (Law)