cushat

American

[kuhsh-uht, koosh-] / ˈkʌʃ ət, ˈkʊʃ- /

noun

British Dialect.

the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.

cushat British

/ ˈkʌʃət /

noun

another name for wood pigeon

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Etymology

Origin of cushat

before 900; Middle English couschot, Old English cūscote wood pigeon

Example Sentences

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The cushat in the thicket of spruce hears the west wind’s lullaby, and ceases to croodle.

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Here a cushat occasionally dashed away, or a jay awoke the echoes at safe distance.

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This charming spot is the home par excellence of the merle and thrush, the saucy robin, the bold pert chaffie, and murmuring cushat.

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Meanwhile more and more stars came out, cushat’s croodle and song of bird gave place to the deep mournful notes of the brown owl, and the gloaming deepened into night.

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Young cushats and cushats' eggs can be obtained from their wicker-like nests, and sold in the villages.

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