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Cove (1 syl.)

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An individual, as a flash cove (a swell), a rum cove (a man whose position and character is not quite palpable), a gentry cove (a gentleman), a downy cove (a very knowing individual), etc. (Gipsy, cova, a thing; covo, that man; covi, that woman.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Courtesy Titles
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Cousin
Cousin Betsy
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Cousin Jack
Cousin Michael (or Michel)
Coûte que Coûte (French)
Couvade
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Covenanters
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Coverley
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