cowschote

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cowscott, cowshott, quysht, quyshte, quyst

Etymology

From Old English cūsċeote, as if from cū (“cow”) +‎ *sċeote (“shooter”), an otherwise unknown derivative of sċēotan (“to shoot”), though this would be semantically dubious.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cowschote

1. wood pigeon

Descendants

• English: cushat, quist, queest
• Scots: cushat

References

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