QUEESTS

Noun

queests

plural of queest

Source: Wiktionary


QUEEST

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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