dush

English

Alternative forms

• doush, duish, doist, doose, doosht (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English dusshen, duschen, perhaps from Old English dwǣsċan (“to put out, extinguish, destroy”) (see adwesch). Cognate with Middle Low German duschen, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German dialectal duschen (“to beat, butt”). Compare also West Frisian dúste (“to push, thrust, poke”).

Verb

1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt.
2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To fall violently; dash down; move with violence.

Derived terms

• dushed/dusht

Anagrams

• HUDs, huds, shud

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Noun

dush

1. shower