Definition of coveys:
(n) :
(by extension) (figurative) A group or party of people; also, a group or set of things.
(n) :
A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
(n) :
(by extension) A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).
(v) :
(intransitive) To gather into a group.
(n) :
(British, familiar, slang, dated) A male person, a man; a chap, a chappie.
(n) :
A surname from Irish.