quysshyn

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Middle English

Alternative forms

coschyn, cossyn, coysshyn, cuȝshen, cuschen, cushin, cusshen, cusshon, cusshyn, cuyschun, kusshin, quesson, quesshon, quessyhon, quischin, quissin, quyschon, quyssen, quysson, qwhyssyn, qwyschyn, qwyssyn, whyssyn

Etymology

From Old French coissin, cuissin, cussin, coussin, from Vulgar Latin coxīnus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kwiˈʃiːn/, /kuˈʃiːn/, /-siːn/
(with stress retraction) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiʃin/, /ˈkuʃin/, /-sin/, /-un/

Noun

quysshyn (plural quysshyns)

A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow.
(rare) The hind portion of a cow as meat.
(rare) A drinking bowl.

Descendants

English: cushion (see there for further descendants)
Scots: cushin

References

“quishin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-14.

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