dove|kie

dove|kie
dove|kie or dove|key «DUHV kee», noun.
1. a small black and white auk with a short, stout bill, common in the north Atlantic and Arctic regions; rotche.
2. = black guillemot. (Cf.black guillemot)
[Scottish diminutive of dove1]

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  • dove|key — dove|kie or dove|key «DUHV kee», noun. 1. a small black and white auk with a short, stout bill, common in the north Atlantic and Arctic regions; rotche. 2. = black guillemot. (Cf. ↑black guillemot) ╂[Scottish diminutive of dove1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • kie — ar·kie; ba·kie; bo·kie; dove·kie; gei·kie·lite; gon·a·kie; han·kie; haw·kie; in·kie; kie·kie; kie·kie; kie·sel·guhr; kie·ser·ite; koom·kie; la·kie; man·kie; mus·kie; plis·kie; pon·dok·kie; tam·boo·kie; tok tok·kie; pin·kie; hon·kie; hun·kie;… …   English syllables

  • dovekie — dove·kie …   English syllables

  • dovekie — dove•kie or dove•key [[t]ˈdʌv ki[/t]] n. pl. kies or keys orn a small short billed black and white auk, Alle alle, of N Atlantic and Arctic oceans • Etymology: 1815–25; dove I+ kie compound suffix (see ock, ie) …   From formal English to slang

  • Dovekie — Dove kie, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A guillemot ({Uria grylle}), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under {Dove}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Uria grylle — Dovekie Dove kie, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A guillemot ({Uria grylle}), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under {Dove}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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