cushat

[ kuhsh-uht, koosh- ]

nounBritish Dialect.
  1. the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.

Origin of cushat

1
before 900; Middle English couschot,Old English cūscote wood pigeon

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British Dictionary definitions for cushat

cushat

/ (ˈkʌʃət) /


noun
  1. another name for wood pigeon

Origin of cushat

1
Old English cūscote; perhaps related to sceōtan to shoot

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