quysshyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

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)

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

Descendants

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

References

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