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coosh, cooshie, cush, cushie,
cush [kʌʃ, kuʃ]
n. S. A timid or cowardly person.
dim. cushie
cösh, cuish, cush, keest, keist, kiest, kush, kusj, kuss,
cush [I.Sh. kʌʃ]
also keest
int. Hush, a cry to scare a fowl.
v. To drive animals away.
cooshie, cooshy, cushant, cushat, cushie, cushy, cussie, kussi,
cushat [ˈkʌʃə(t)]
n. The ring-dove Streptopelia risoria or wood pigeon Columba palumbus.
dim. cushie A term of endearment.
cushendin, Cushenduin, Cushendun,
Cushenduin [ˈkʌʃəndɪn]
pn. Cushendun (County Antrim).
cushin,
cushin [ˈkʌʃən]
n. A cushion.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
queen's cushin: S. The stonecrop Sedum acre.
custom, customer, customs, custum, custumer, custums,
custom [ˈkəstəm]
n. Custom
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
customer [ˈkəstəmər]: A customer, a customs officer. A travelling tailor working for private customers.
custrin, custron, custroun, custroune,
custron [ˈkʌstrən]
n. A rogue, a base fellow.
affcuttins, aff-cuttins, cut, cuttack, cutter, cuttie, cuttit, cuttitlie, cuttitly, cuttock, cutty, cuttye, kuttack, puttick, undercut, unnercut,
cut [kʌt]
n. A cut. A certain quantity of woollen or linen yarn. A lot or piece of ground. A pack or lot of sheep or lambs. Temper, humour.
v. To cut.
pt. pp. cuttit adj. Cut, curt, abrupt, snappish.
 
cutty [kʌt(j)i)
adj. Short, stumpy, diminutive.
n. A short person, short clay pipe. SW. The wren Troglodytes troglodytes U. NN.a. the black guillemot Cepphus grylle, U. the razorbill Alca torda. The mountain hare Lepus timidus.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
aff-cuttins: I.Sh. The hocks of cattle.
cutter: A cutter, a reaper, a small (hip-)bottle holding half a mutchkin of whisky.
cuttitly: Suddenly, abruptly.
cuttock: I.Ork. The vole Microtus agrestis.
near cut: A short cut.
unnercut: Undercut.
Cudbear, Cuddie, Cuddy, Cutbear,
Cutbear [ˈkʌtbeːr, ˈkʌdbeːr]
n. The personal name Cuthbert. A dyestuff, prepared from various lichens, usually Lecanora tartarea.
dim. Cuddie
cutchack, cutchock, cutchuck,
cutchack [MN. ˈkʌtʃək, ˈkutʃək]
n. A small blazing coal or peat fire.

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