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covey
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Obsolete term for a group of prostitutes, based on covey of quails, quail being a euphemism for prostitute.Quote: Captain Francis Grose. Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811): ' A collection of whores. What a fine covey here is, if the Devil would but throw his net! '
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Covent Garden lady
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covert homosexual
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cow-climbing
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COWA
cowabunga
Covent Garden ague
Covent Garden lady
Covent Garden nun
cover
cover girl
cover one's nut
cover the waterfront
Covered Trip
covered way
covers the waterfront
covert
covert homosexual
covess-dinge
covet
covetous
covey
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cow and kisses
cow baby
cow tipping
cow yard
cow-bag
cow-climbing
cow-cunted
cow-pad
cow-tits
cow-uddered
COWA
cowabunga