Talk:cove

I have heard "cove" (as in chap, mate) pronounced "cuv," as in rhymes with "love." Is this the main pronunciation or some dialectical variant? 69.207.82.95 05:58, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Aditional Noun Usage/Definition, presumably old fashioned or obsolete if not archaic
"Mr. Maunders, a pleasure to renew our acquaintance," said Holmes cheerfully. "Can we offer you anything? A tiara perhaps?" "Oh, very funny," frowned the unfortunate cove. George Mann, Ed.; Encounters of Sherlock Holmes; London; Titan Books, First Paperback Edition; 2013; p. 308

☺ Dick Kimball (talk) 15:18, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * I think we already have this sense, under Etymology 2 (scroll down the page). For formatting, see Quotations. Equinox ◑ 15:21, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Etymology
It has also been easily accepted by the general population current at the time of the Saxon invasion, due to the similarity of the old Brittonic form "*ogov" [Andrew H. Gray 11:24, 18 January 2017 (UTC)] (cave) and is most likely to be a substrate in the kindred languages as well. Andrew H. Gray 07:39, 8 September 2023 (UTC)Andrew talk

toponymic appendix
A list of every cove in the world is likely to be very long and should be moved to an appendix. Nicole Sharp (talk) 14:10, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * We are a dictionary and do not want an appendix of "every cove in the world". I ask ya! Equinox ◑ 14:58, 5 April 2023 (UTC)