cowschote
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cowscott, cowshott, quysht, quyshte, quyst
Etymology
From Old English cūsċeote, as if from cū + sċeote, though this would be semantically dubious.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːʃɔːt(ə)/, /ˈkuʃɔt(ə)/, /ˈkwiʃt(ə)/, /ˈkwist(ə)/
Noun
cowschote
- wood pigeon
Descendants
- English: cushat, quist, queest
- Scots: cushat
References
- “cǒu-shō̆te, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.