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Definition of Macushla
1. Noun. (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling.
Generic synonyms: Darling, Dearie, Deary, Ducky, Favorite, Favourite, Pet
Definition of Macushla
1. Noun. (''Anglo-Irish'') My darling, my dear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macushla
Literary usage of Macushla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1844)
""Cheer up, Katty, macushla machree ! If one doesn't love you as you ... If a
likely young fellow was to say, " Katty macushla, if you're not ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
""Won't they, Margie, macushla?" In five minutes the twins were back, each with
a massive chunk of chocolate layer-cake in her hand and a mouth full of the ..."
3. A Treasury of Irish Poetry in the English Tongue by Stopford Augustus Brooke, Thomas William Rolleston (1900)
"Oh ! no, macushla storin ! bright, bright, and warm are you, With hearts as bold
as the men of old, to yourselves and your country true. ..."
4. Play Production in America by Arthur Edwin Krows (1916)
"There was one in Chauncey Olcott's American production of Rida Johnson Young's "
macushla," about 1913, showing the interior of a large tent, ..."
5. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1853)
"... macushla ! why leave me alone ? My heart was bound up in the life that is
gone ; The primrose each hedgerow and dingle is studding ; The violet's breath ..."
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