cushag
/ˈkʊˌʃəɡ/
cushag noun: the ragwort, the national flower of the Isle of Man, which has a large stalk.
Noun
cushag (plural cushags)
- The ragwort, the national flower of the Isle of Man, which has a large stalk.
- He saw Kate coming down the glen road, driving two heifers with a cushag for switch and flashing its gold at them in the horizontal gleams of sunset.1894, Hall Caine, The Manxman, page 98
- I pointed out a field near my apiary full of cushags, and, though a sunny day in midsummer, not a bee was to be found among the cushags, nor had I ever previously seen them working on that flower.1908, British Bee Journal and Bee-keepers' Adviser, volume 36, page 214
Forms of cushag
| plural | cushags |
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Origin of cushag
From Manx cushag vooar (“big stalk”), from cushag (“stalk”).
Questions about cushag
- What does cushag mean?
- Cushag means the ragwort, the national flower of the Isle of Man, which has a large stalk.
- What part of speech is cushag?
- Cushag is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cushag?
- Cushag is pronounced /ˈkʊˌʃəɡ/.
- What is the plural of cushag?
- The plural of cushag is cushags.
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