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kine¹

  • /kaɪn/

Rhymes with -aɪn

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English kyn, kyne, equivalent to ky + -en (plural ending), a double plural.

noun

  1. archaic, dialectal, plural plural of cow Pippin could see all the Pelennor laid out before him, dotted into the distance with farmsteads and little walls, barns and byres, but nowhere could he see any kine or other beasts.

kine²

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “movement, motion”), or directly from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).

noun kines

  1. obsolete A proposed unit of velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second. 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 […]

kine³

Rhymes with -ɪni

noun kines

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of kinescope (“type of recording”).

kine⁴

noun kines

  1. In kinesics, any of the individual movements composing a kineme.

Kine⁵

proper noun Kines

  1. A surname.

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@misc{kine_2026,
  title = {kine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}