kine

• Nom désignant un groupe de bovins domestiqués ; forme plurielle archaïque ou dialectale de « vache » signifiant « vaches » ou « bétail ».

A noun referring to domesticated bovine animals as a group, regardless of sex or age; an archaic plural form of cow.

indénombrable · pluriel irrégulier

1. Cows or cattleC2formalbritish

   Domesticated bovine animals, such as cows, bulls, or oxen, considered as a group.

   Bovins domestiques

   • The farmer tended to his kine in the pasture.
   • A herd of kine grazed peacefully by the river.
   • In ancient times, kine were a measure of wealth.

   Synonymescattlelivestockoxen