单词 | cushaw |
释义 | cushaw U.S.|kəˈʃɔː, ˈkʌʃɔː| Also cashaw. [perh. Algonquin.] A winter crookneck squash, or a variety of this.
1588T. Harriot Briefe & True Rep. of Virginia sig. c4v, Coscushaw, some of our company tooke to bee that kinde of roote which the Spaniards in the West Indies call Cassauy. 1698G. Thomas Pennsylvania 21 Cucumbers, Coshaws, Artichokes. 1705R. 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. 1868W. N. White Gardening for South 214 The best variety [of squash] for family use is the Cashaw, a long, cylindrical, curved variety. 1924J. W. Raine Land of Saddle-Bags 28, I asked an old man why he preferred ‘cushaws’ (a large crook-neck squash) to pumpkins. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:cushaw英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语