How do you pronounce cushat?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌʃət/.

Where does cushat come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

cushat

/ˈkʌʃət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cushat
IPA: /ˈkʌʃət/

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Meaning

noun

A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.

Literary

Example Sentences

"The cushat crouds, the corbie cries, The cuckoo cuks, the prattling pyes,"
"Thro' lofty groves the Cuſhat roves, The path of man to ſhun it"
"[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."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cowshott, cūsċeote

Usage

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Inflected Forms

cushats (plural) cowshot (alternative) cowscot (alternative, dialectal) cushie (alternative, dialectal) cusha (alternative, dialectal) cowschet (alternative, obsolete) kowschot (alternative, obsolete) cuschet (alternative, obsolete) coushot (alternative, obsolete) cowshut (alternative, obsolete) cooscot (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

cushat dove cushat-dove queest quist wood pigeon ringdove columba palumbus