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Kith vs Kine - What's the difference?

kith | kine |

As nouns the difference between kith and kine

is that kith is friends and acquaintances while kine is irregular plural of cow.

kith

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (obsolete) friends and acquaintances
  • * {{quote-web
  • , date=2000-08-03 , year= , first= , last= , author=Michael Kelly , authorlink= , title=New Hope For Nice Guys , site=Orlando Sentinel citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2013-04-06 , passage=The demography-crossing thing that undergirds this election year, I think, is a strong, broad desire to punish Clinton and his kith with a denial of further power. }}

    Derived terms

    * kith and kin * kithless

    See also

    * kin * kinfolk

    kine

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (archaic, or, dialectal) (cow)
  • Derived terms

    * kine-pox * kith and kine