Cove, v. t. [CF. F. couver, It. covare. See Covey.] To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
Not being able to cove or sit upon them, she bestoweth them in the gravel.
Holland.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Cove, v. t. [CF. F. couver, It. covare. See Covey.] To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
Not being able to cove or sit upon them, she bestoweth them in the gravel.
Holland.