单词 | cushaw |
释义 | cushawn. U.S. Any of several varieties of winter crookneck squash, esp. of the species Cucurbita argyrosperma, typically having green and white striped skin. Also with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > pumpkins or squashes turquin1600 squanter-squash1634 pumpkin1647 cushaw1698 simlin1775 summer squash1801 zucca1818 summer crookneck1832 pattypan1855 trombone1946 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > squash melon-pompion1577 simnel1640 squash1643 cushaw1698 simlin1775 squash-pumpkin1819 squash gourd1823 summer crookneck1832 melon pumpkin1840 bush gourd1842 crook-neck1844 Hubbard squash1868 mirliton1901 butternut pumpkin1916 buttercup1930 butternut1940 1698 G. Thomas Hist. Acct. Pensilvania 21 Cucumbers, Coshaws, Artichokes. 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia ii. iv. 27 Their Cushaws are a kind of Pompion, of a bluish green Colour, streaked with White, when they are fit for Use. 1834 Genius of Libery (Leesburg, Virginia) 15 Mar. Squash—Dutch Summer,..White Cushaw, and Cocoanut. 1868 W. N. White Gardening for South 214 The best variety [of squash] for family use is the Cashaw, a long, cylindrical, curved variety. 1924 J. W. Raine Land of Saddle-bags 28 I asked an old man why he preferred ‘cushaws’ (a large crook-neck squash) to pumpkins. 1968 Growing Pumpkins & Squashes (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 2086) (rev. ed.) 4/1 The Green Striped is the most popular of the Cushaws. 2005 M. F. Sohn Appalachian Home Cooking iii. 47 Cushaw is a large, mild, earthy-flavored, hearty winter squash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1698 |
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