chough

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chough bird of the crow family, Pyrrhocorax. XIV. ME. choghe, chow(e), not repr. directly synon. OE. ċēo, ċīo. Some ME. forms, e.g. co, c(h)owe may be — OF. cauwe, choue — Frank. cava; but the type chough remains unexpl.; no doubt orig. imit.