cushat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌʃət/
- /ˈkʊʃət/
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.
Meanings
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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
1793, Robert Burns, “Song Composed in August (Now Westlin Winds)”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, 2nd edition, volume II, Edinburgh: […] T[homas] Cadell, […], and William Creech, […], published 1793, →OCLC, page 133:[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.
1888, Gordon Stables, In Touch with Nature: Tales and Sketches from the Life, page 46:The cushat crouds, the corbie cries, The cuckoo cuks, the prattling pyes,
1597, Alexander Montgomery, The Cherrie and the Slae:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cowschet | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cushie | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| cooscot | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cowscot | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| cushats | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cuschet | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cowshot | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cusha | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| kowschot | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| coushot | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cowshut | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cushat-dove · cushat dove · quist · queest
Translations (6)
el φάσσα (informal: pigeon; wood pigeon; ring dove) · ru лесно́й го́лубь (informal: pigeon; wood pigeon; ring dove) · ru вя́хирь (informal: pigeon; wood pigeon; ring dove) · grc φάσσα (informal: pigeon; wood pigeon; ring dove) · bg гривяк (informal: pigeon; wood pigeon; ring dove) · fi pulu (informal: pigeon; wood pigeon; ring dove)