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单词 cushaw
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cushawn.

Brit. /ˈkuːʃɔː/, /kᵿˈʃɔː/, /ˈkʌʃɔː/, U.S. /ˈkuˌʃɔ/, /kᵿˈʃɔ/
Forms: 1600s coshaw, 1700s cusha, 1700s– cushaw, 1800s cashaw, 1800s kershaw, 1900s– crushaw (nonstandard).
Origin: Of unknown origin.
Etymology: Origin unknown.Compare the following ( < Carolina Algonquian), which was taken by O.E.D. (1933) to be an earlier instance of this word, but this is unlikely as it denotes a (poisonous) root:1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia sig. c4v Coscushaw, some of our company tooke to bee that kinde of roote which the Spaniards in the West Indies call Cassauy.
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.
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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).
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