cowschote

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

cowscott, cowshott, quysht, quyshte, quyst

Etymology edit

From Old English cūsċeote, as if from cū +‎ sċeote, though this would be semantically dubious.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkuːʃɔːt(ə)/, /ˈkuʃɔt(ə)/, /ˈkwiʃt(ə)/, /ˈkwist(ə)/

Noun edit

cowschote

wood pigeon

Descendants edit

English: cushat, quist, queest
Scots: cushat

References edit

“cǒu-shō̆te, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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