Cushag
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʊˌʃəɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cushag is a noun meaning (chiefly Isle of Man) The ragwort, the national flower of the Isle of Man, which has a large stalk.
Meaning
(chiefly Isle of Man) The ragwort, the national flower of the Isle of Man, which has a large stalk.
Example Sentences
He saw Kate coming down the glen road, driving two heifers with a cushag for switch and flashing its gold at them in the horizontal gleams of sunset.
Little green men with their eyes all afire, Poking stray sunbeams in pools to catch them, Binding the wind with a cushag stem wire, Throwing the mist on the clouds to patch them.
I pointed out a field near my apiary full of cushags, and, though a sunny day in midsummer, not a bee was to be found among the cushags, nor had I ever previously seen them working on that flower.
Word Forms
- cushags
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cushaw, cowhage, cowish, cudweed, couch, pincushion.
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