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Definition of Cuish
1. n. Defensive armor for the thighs.
Definition of Cuish
1. Noun. defensive armour for the thighs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cuish
1. cuisse [n -ES] - See also: cuisse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuish
| cuica cuicas cuif cuifs cuigeals cuinage cuing cuir-bouilli cuish (current term) cuishes | cuisinart cuisinarts cuisine cuisines cuisse cuisser cuissers cuisses cuit cuiter | cuitered cuitering cuiters |
Literary usage of Cuish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Dramatists of To-day by William Archer (1882)
"Mike O'Dowd, or rather Percy Walsingham, is offered a chance of standing for the
borough of Bally-na-cuish, the funds to be provided by a rich widow, ..."
2. Bas-reliefs from the Temple of Rameses I at Abydos by Herbert Eustis Winlock (1921)
"The upper edge has a bold inward-turned border, triangular in section, and a
buckle and strap on either side serve to fasten the cuish to the thigh. ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"Stirrup, steel-boot, and cuish gave way 850 Beneath that blow's tremendous sway,
The blood gushed from the wound; And the grim Lord of Colonsay Hath turned ..."
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