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Definition of Cushat
1. Noun. Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck.
Generic synonyms: Pigeon
Group relationships: Columba, Genus Columba
Definition of Cushat
1. n. The ringdove or wood pigeon.
Definition of Cushat
1. Noun. (Geordie or informal) A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cushat
1. a pigeon [n -S] - See also: pigeon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cushat
Literary usage of Cushat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Moor and the Loch: Containing Minute Instructions in All Highland Sports by John Colquhoun (1851)
"... the largest of which is the ring-dove or cushat, common all over the kingdom.
This bird, called also the wood-pigeon, is thought to migrate by many, ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are ...by John Jamieson by John Jamieson (1818)
"... cushat, 3. The ring- L, in our language, as in Germ., often denotes diminution ;
as *•«,. ... cushat ..."
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