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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†COVE, v.1 To butt, to rub. Found only as pr.p.Sc. 1826 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) I. 139:
Calves wi' their tails up, and covin wi' their buddin foreheads, and funkin wi' their hind-legs, till they're breathess on the knowe.

[Phs. variant of Goave, q.v., to toss the head from side to side.]

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