cush

[ koosh ]

/ kʊʃ /

noun Slang.

money, especially when reserved for some special use.

Origin of cush

origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with cush sweetened and fried cornmeal (compare Gullah cush, cushcush, ultimately <Arabic kuskuscouscous); or a back formation from cushy

Words nearby cush

Cusack, Cusanus, Cusco, cuscus, cusec, cush, cushat, cushaw, cush-cush, cushie-doo, Cushing

Definition for cush (2 of 2)

Cush

or Kush

[ koosh, kuhsh ]

/ kʊʃ, kʌʃ /

noun

the eldest son of Ham. Genesis 10:6.

an area mentioned in the Bible, sometimes identified with Upper Egypt.

Kingdom of Cush, an ancient African state in this area; part of the region of Nubia (1000 b.c.–a.d. 350).

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Example sentences from the Web for cush

The tribe of Cush was styled by Manethon, before the passage was depraved, Υκκουσος.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
But what I'm interested in now, is—did you bring the mazumma—the cush—the dope?
The Golf Course Mystery|Chester K. Steele
But the soldiers got around this in the way "cush" was manipulated.
History of Kershaw's Brigade|D. Augustus Dickert
This is in the land of Cush which is called Al-Habash on the western confines.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela|Benjamin of Tudela

Old Cush even volunteered one day to give us some instructions in tactics, but our gallant captain courteously declined.
The Statesmen Snowbound|Robert Fitzgerald

British Dictionary definitions for cush

Cush

Kush

/ (kʌʃ, kʊʃ) /

noun Old Testament

the son of Ham and brother of Canaan (Genesis 10:6)

the country of the supposed descendants of Cush (ancient Ethiopia), comprising approximately Nubia and the modern Sudan, and the territory of southern (or Upper) Egypt

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单词	cush
释义	cush [ koosh ] / kʊʃ / noun Slang. money, especially when reserved for some special use. Origin of cush origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with cush sweetened and fried cornmeal (compare Gullah cush, cushcush, ultimately <Arabic kuskuscouscous); or a back formation from cushy Words nearby cush Cusack, Cusanus, Cusco, cuscus, cusec, cush, cushat, cushaw, cush-cush, cushie-doo, Cushing Definition for cush (2 of 2) Cush or Kush [ koosh, kuhsh ] / kʊʃ, kʌʃ / noun the eldest son of Ham. Genesis 10:6. an area mentioned in the Bible, sometimes identified with Upper Egypt. Kingdom of Cush, an ancient African state in this area; part of the region of Nubia (1000 b.c.–a.d. 350). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cush The tribe of Cush was styled by Manethon, before the passage was depraved, Υκκουσος. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)\|Jacob Bryant But what I'm interested in now, is—did you bring the mazumma—the cush—the dope? The Golf Course Mystery\|Chester K. Steele But the soldiers got around this in the way "cush" was manipulated. History of Kershaw's Brigade\|D. Augustus Dickert This is in the land of Cush which is called Al-Habash on the western confines. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela\|Benjamin of Tudela Old Cush even volunteered one day to give us some instructions in tactics, but our gallant captain courteously declined. The Statesmen Snowbound\|Robert Fitzgerald British Dictionary definitions for cush Cush Kush / (kʌʃ, kʊʃ) / noun Old Testament the son of Ham and brother of Canaan (Genesis 10:6) the country of the supposed descendants of Cush (ancient Ethiopia), comprising approximately Nubia and the modern Sudan, and the territory of southern (or Upper) Egypt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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