cushat

American  

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

noun

British Dialect.

1. the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.

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cushat British  

/ ˈkʌʃət /

noun

1. 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

Shyest of the winged sylvans, the cushat clapped not her wings away on the soft approach of such harmless footsteps to the pine that concealed her slender nest.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

But the cushat got free for a’ that,” said the wee wifie, with nods and smiles and shrill laughter.

From Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not by Edwards, G. H. (George Henry)

Around them the singing of the birds, the cooing of the cushat doves and the buzzing of the bees, mingled in dreamy cadence.

From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart

Cluty, fam. the "Old One." cod, pillow, cushion. couthiness, kindness. cowan-boat, a fishing-boat. cranreuch, hoar-frost. creel, basket. crouse, confident, crack crouse, to "talk big." cruisie, crusie, a small iron lamp. cuif simpleton. cushy-doo, cushat, dove.

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John

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

From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Stables, Gordon