What is another word for kine?

Pronunciation: [kˈa͡ɪn] (IPA)

The word "kine" is an archaic term used to describe cows or cattle. Some synonyms for "kine" include "cows," "bovines," "heifers," "steers," "bulls," and "calves." "Cows" is a common synonym for "kine" and refers to female cattle that have either given birth or are over the age of two years. "Bovines" is another synonym that refers to all types of cattle, including cows, bulls, and calves. "Heifers" refers specifically to female cattle that have not yet given birth, while "steers" are male cattle that have been castrated. "Bulls" are male cattle that have not been castrated, and "calves" refer to young cattle that have not yet reached maturity.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Kine

Then he brought the kine to life, so that they were whole, and he cured the mad one.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
There was great sadness on his foster-mother, and she told him to bring the kine back to life.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
These five they brought to mee to the fort, and a number of goodes, both of sheep and kine, which satisfied most part of the countrey, that they had stolen them from.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott

Famous quotes with Kine

  • Petrarch observes, that we change language, habits, laws, customs, manners, but not vices, not diseases, not the symptoms of folly and madness?they are still the same. And as a river, we see, keeps the like name and place, but not water, and yet ever runs, our times and persons alter, vices are the same, and ever be. Look how nightingales sang of old, cocks crowed, kine lowed, sheep bleated, sparrows chirped, dogs barked, so they do still: we keep our madness still, play the fool still; we are of the same humours and inclinations as our predecessors were; you shall find us all alike, much as one, we and our sons, and so shall our posterity continue to the last.
    Burton
  • When beasts went together in companies, there was said to be a pride of lions; a lepe of leopards; an herd of harts, of bucks, and of all sorts of deer; a bevy of roes; a sloth of bears; a singular of boars; a sownder of wild swine; a dryft of tame swine; a route of wolves; a harras of horses; a rag of colts; a stud of mares; a pace of asses; a baren of mules, a team of oxen; a drove of kine; a flock of sheep; a tribe of goats; a sculk of foxes; a cete of badgers; a richess of martins; a fesynes of ferrets; a huske or a down of hares; a nest of rabbits; a clower of cats, and a kendel of young cats; a shrewdness of apes; and a labour of moles.
    Joseph Strutt
  • Let beeves and home-bred kine partake The sweets of Burn-mill meadow; The swan on still St. Mary's Lake Float double, swan and shadow!
    William Wordsworth

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