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quice

Queest \Queest\, n. [Cf. Icel. kvisa a kind of bird, kvistr a branch of a tree, and E. cushat.] (Zo["o]l.) The European ringdove ( Columba palumbus); the cushat. [Written also quist, queeze, quice, queece.] See Ringdove.

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quice

n. (alternative form of queest English)