kine

/kain/

Thân thiện

A farmer herds his kine across a green pasture.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Domesticated bovine animals collectively: "Kine" refers to cattle as a group, including cows, bulls, and oxen, without distinction of sex or age. It is an archaic or literary plural form of "cow."

Usage

• The word "kine" is now considered archaic and is primarily found in historical texts, religious scriptures (like the King James Bible), or poetic/literary contexts. In modern English, "cattle" is the standard collective term.

Examples

• Noun: (The farmer looked after his cattle in the pasture.) (From the Bible, Genesis 41:3)

Advanced Usage

• "So many head of kine": An old-fashioned way of counting cattle. (He owned twenty cattle.)
• The term is often used to evoke a rustic, historical, or biblical atmosphere in writing.

Variants and Related Words

• Cow (n): The singular form; a female bovine animal, especially one that has produced a calf.
• Cattle (n): The modern standard collective noun for domesticated bovines.
• Oxen (n): Plural of ox; castrated male cattle used as draft animals.

Synonyms

• Cattle: The most common modern synonym.
• Bovines: A more technical term.
• Herds: Refers to a group of cattle.

Notes on Meaning

• While "kine" is a plural noun, it is treated as a collective noun (like "cattle") and typically uses a singular verb form when referring to the group as a single entity, though plural verbs are also seen. is as acceptable as

Học thuật

Noun

1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
   • so many head of cattle
   • wait till the cows come home
   • seven thin and ill-favored kine- Bible
   • a team of oxen

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