Definition of "covey" [cov•ey]

• A family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail. See Synonyms at flock1. (noun)
• A small group, as of persons. (noun)

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• "I suppose this is what they call a covey in these parts."
• "The idea of course being that one could rack out the slug and rack in shot when a covey is encountered."
• "The covey was a large one, composed of two or three broods of young prairie fowl, and I struck on the exact place, a slight hollow filled with low brush and tall grass, where they were lying."