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QUEEST
Noun
queest (plural queests)
Archaic form of cushat.
Source: Wiktionary
Queest, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. kvisa a kind of bird, kvistr a branch of a tree, and E. cushat.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European ringdove (Columba palumbus); the cushat. [Written also quist, queeze, quice, queece.] See Ringdove.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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