cushat

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cushat

/ˈkʌʃət/
/ˈkʊʃət/

Where it 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.

noun cushats · cowshot · cowscot · cushie · cusha · cowschet

Geordie, Scotland, literary A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove. The cushat crouds, the corbie cries, The cuckoo cuks, the prattling pyes,
Similar: cushat dove, cushat-dove, queest, quist

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noun informal: pigeon; wood pigeon; ring dove

Ελληνικά	φάσσα fássa
Русский	лесно́й го́лубь lesnój gólubʹ, вя́хирь vjáxirʹ

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@misc{cushat_2026,
  title = {cushat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cushat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}