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queest

queest is the archaic form of cushat.

Meaning of cushat

Noun

cushat (plural cushats)

  1. (Geordie, Scotland, literary) A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.
    • The cushat crouds, the corbie cries,
      The cuckoo cuks, the prattling pyes,1597, Alexander Montgomery, The Cherrie and the Slae

Forms of queest

pluralqueests

Questions about queest

What is queest the archaic form of?
Queest is the archaic form of cushat.

Words near queest in the dictionary

  1. queerspawn
  2. queerspeak
  3. queersploitation
  4. QueerTok
  5. queery
  6. queest
  7. queesting
  8. queests
  9. Queets
  10. queezy
  11. quefrencies

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