quey

American  

[kwey] / kweɪ /

noun

Scot. and North England.

plural

queys

1. a heifer.

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Etymology

Origin of quey

1325–75; Middle English quy < Old Norse kvīga

Example Sentences

Ye hae the mair chance o' finding the flown birdies, that ye maybes think mair o' the bonny norland quey than ye think o' the bit Gallowa' calf.

From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank

Ye might try it on the bauson-faced year-auld quey; an it does nae gude, it can do nae ill.—

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Scott, Walter, Sir

The same change of i to an e-vowel is observed in gleit and quey.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

One yearling quey brought £54, and a cow £53.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William

Amang the brackens on the brae, Between her an’ the moon, The deil, or else an outler quey, Gat up an’ gae a croon: Poor Leezie’s heart maist lap the hool!

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert