Synonyms for Covey:
n.
•crew (noun)crowd, faction, retinue, body, clique, host, division, ring, coalition, brigade, nest, mob, squad, army, detail, pack, bunch, caucus, fellowship, posse, outfit, colony, flock, hive, regiment, drove, fleet, assemblage, party, wing, clan, complement, herd, collection, staff, set, litter, bevy, company, aggregation, crew, circle, coterie, troop, phalanx, gang, union, sect, platoon, battalion, cabal, tribe, league, team, club, string, group, assembly, force, school, junta, troupe, detachment, fraternity, cadre, society, band, cell.
•flock (noun)
brood, herd, bunch.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:
brood.
Usage examples for covey
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The Happy Family rose like a covey of frightened chickens before the echoes were done playing with the gun- bark. – The Happy Family by Bertha Muzzy Bower
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I believe that it first made its appearance in English slang as covey and was then pronounced cuvvy, being subsequently abbreviated into cove. – The English Gipsies and Their Language by Charles G. Leland