cushat
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Definition of cushat
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Geordie, Scotland, literary)A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.
“Thro' lofty groves the Cuſhat roves, The path of man to ſhun it”
“[A]nd no sound falls on my ears, except the distant roar of a passing train, the song of linnets, and croodle of turtle-dove and cushat.”
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Etymology
From Middle English cowshott, cowschote, quyshte, from Old English cūsċeote (literally “cow shoot”), although it is difficult to understand why such a name would be given to these birds (see cūsċeote for more). Doublet of quist.
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