cushat

[ kuhsh-uht, koosh- ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.

cushat

/ ˈkʌʃət /

noun

1. another name for wood pigeon

Word History and Origins

Origin of cushat¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cushat¹

Old English cūscote; perhaps related to sceōtan to shoot

Example Sentences

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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How quiet and still it was, only the breeze in the elms, the cuckoo’s notes, and the murmur of the unseen 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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