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duskus

duskus noun: the time of the evening just before it is fully dark; dusk.

Noun

duskus (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland) The time of the evening just before it is fully dark; dusk.
    • But he didn't stir at all, / I thought he was sleepin' for spite. / I worked on till duskus / Then I said you can stay the night2001, Vincent Woods, “The Lives and Miracles of Christy McGaddy”, in Biddy Jenkinson, editor, Poetry Ireland Review, Dublin: Poetry Ireland Ltd., →ISBN, page 48

Forms of duskus

alternative formduskiss
alternative formduskess
alternative formduskies
alternative formduskis

Origin of duskus

Alteration of duskish (“dusk”).

Questions about duskus

What does duskus mean?
Duskus means the time of the evening just before it is fully dark; dusk.
What part of speech is duskus?
Duskus is a noun.

Words near duskus in the dictionary

  1. duskness
  2. dusks
  3. duskside
  4. dusksides
  5. dusktime
  6. duskus
  7. duskward
  8. duskwards
  9. dusky
  10. dusky ant
  11. dusky bush tanager

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