Definition of Cuish

1. n. Defensive armor for the thighs.

Definition of Cuish

1. Noun. defensive armour for the thighs ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cuish

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuish

cuica
cuicas
cuif
cuifs
cuigeals
cuinage
cuing
cuir-bouilli
cuish (current term)
cuishes
cuisinart
cuisinarts
cuisine
cuisines
cuisse
cuisser
cuissers
cuisses
cuit
cuiter
cuitered
cuitering
cuiters

Literary usage of Cuish

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

1. English Dramatists of To-day by William Archer (1882)
"Mike O'Dowd, or rather Percy Walsingham, is offered a chance of standing for the borough of Bally-na-cuish, the funds to be provided by a rich widow, ..."

2. Bas-reliefs from the Temple of Rameses I at Abydos by Herbert Eustis Winlock (1921)
"The upper edge has a bold inward-turned border, triangular in section, and a buckle and strap on either side serve to fasten the cuish to the thigh. ..."

3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"Stirrup, steel-boot, and cuish gave way 850 Beneath that blow's tremendous sway, The blood gushed from the wound; And the grim Lord of Colonsay Hath turned ..."

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