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cushat.

A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʌʃət//ˈkʊʃət/
  1. A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.

    Geordie · Scotland · literary
Where this word comes from

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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