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cushat

[ kuhsh-uht, koosh- ]

noun

, British Dialect.
  1. the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.


cushat

/ ˈkʌʃət /

noun

  1. another name for wood pigeon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cushat1

before 900; Middle English couschot, Old English cūscote wood pigeon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cushat1

Old English cūscote; perhaps related to sceōtan to shoot

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