English Explanatory Dictionary

kine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of cow
noun
  1. The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.
noun
  1. Clipping of kinescope (“type of recording”).
noun
  1. In kinesics, any of the individual movements composing a kineme.

Pronunciation

/kaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-kine.wav

Word forms

kine kines

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English kyn, kyne, equivalent to ky + -en (plural ending), a double plural.

Related words

da kine kine bud

Derived words

kine-pox kinepox kith and kine
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