Definition of Choush

1. chiaus [n -ES] - See also: chiaus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Choush

chotchke
chott
chotts
chou
chough
choughs
choultries
choultry
chounter
chounters
chouse
choused
chouser
chousers
chouses
choush (current term)
choushes
chousing
chousingha
chousinghas
chout
chouts
choux
choux pastries
choux pastry
chow
chow chow
chow down
chow hall
chow halls

Literary usage of Choush

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. With the Conquered Turk by Lionel James (1913)
"As soon as the horses were tied up in the corral, Ismail, the Centurion and his choush (troop sergeant) climbed to the top of the hill to select a spot for ..."

2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1904)
"There were oysters fresh from Ostend, and luscious choush grapes from Philippopolis. And to capture any who could hesitate at reading the foregoing, ..."

3. Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa: In the by Dixon Denham, Hugh Clapperton, Walter Oudney, Abraham V. Salamé, Robert Brown, Carl Dietrich Eberhard König (1826)
"... this species alone bears the name : it has two horns, and is of a light brown colour. My old choush ..."

4. The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers: Comprising All the by Joel Tyler Headley (1878)
"The other bodies were those of the choush who had fallen by my side, and the soldier who had been shot on this parapet. " We were all deeply distressed at ..."

5. Papers of the Archaeological Institute of America by Archaeological Institute of America, William Cranston Lawton, Joseph Silas Diller, Joseph Thacher Clarke (1898)
"Omer, the foreman of his gang, a native of Behram, and a typical representative of his powerful and noble race, was known as choush, he having been a ..."

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