kine

See also: Kine, kiné, kině, Kinë, kiñe, kiʼne, and kine-

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪn
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle English kie, equivalent to ky +‎ -en, a double plural.

Noun

kine

  1. (archaic or dialectal) plural of cow
Quotations
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

kine (plural kines)

  1. (physics) The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.
    • 1890, E/MJ, Engineering and Mining Journal (volumes 49-50, page 169)
      It may be well to note that a mile per hour is equal to 44.7 kines, and that accordingly a sharp walking pace may attain 200 kines […]

See also

Anagrams

Fula

Noun

kine

  1. (Adamawa) nose

Usage notes

References

Hawaiian Creole

Noun

kine

  1. a kind of, type of
    Da truck is small kine weird.
    The truck is a little bit weird.
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