BEVY

bevy. Bevy, n. a flock of birds, brood, company

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Bev″y (�), n.; pl. Bevies (�). [[Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. bevée (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See Beverage.]] 1. 1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.
What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! Beau. & Fl. 2. 2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.