Translation for "covey" to german
Covey
noun
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noun
The People fled in all directions, their robes and blankets flapping like a covey of quail taking flight.
Das Volk flüchtete in alle Himmelsrichtungen. Ihre Roben und Decken flatterten wie die Flügel einer plötzlich auffliegenden Kette von Wachteln.
A few small groups of fleeing Spaniards were seen, and now and again small bands of Spanish Indians flushed from the thickets like coveys of frightened quail, but no enemy paused long enough to give fight.
Ein paar kleine Gruppen fliehender Spanier wurden gesichtet, und dann und wann huschten kleine Banden fremder Indianer wie eine Kette aufgestöberter Wachteln aus dem Dickicht.
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