kine

¹

[ kahyn ]

noun

1. an archaic plural of cow ¹.

kine

²

[ kin-ee ]

noun

1. kinescope ( defs 1, 2 ).

kine

/ kaɪn /

noun

1. functioning as plural an archaic word for cows or cattle

Word History and Origins

Origin of kine¹

Middle English kyn, Old English cȳna, genitive plural of cū cow ¹

Origin of kine²

Shortened form

Word History and Origins

Origin of kine¹

Old English cӯna of cows, from cū cow ¹

Example Sentences

Pippin could see all the Pelennor laid out before him, dotted into the distance with farmsteads and little walls, barns and byres, but nowhere could he see any kine or other beasts.

From Literature

Even younger men engage in this kine of stuff!

From New York Times

We would use the Hawaiian term for Whatchamacallit, which is da kine.

From National Geographic

Lampetia in her long gown meanwhile had borne swift word to the Overlord of Noon: ‘They have killed your kine.’

From Literature

This homely business was half their lives; they knew the kine in the byre and the corn in the granary, as well as the service-books upon their stalls.

From Project Gutenberg