cwtsh

plural cwtshes

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cwtch.

   Go on Geth give Ron a cwtsh.

   2006, Greg Cullen, “Paul Robeson Knew My Father”, in Val Hill, editor, Hijinx (Hijinx Theatre), Cardigan, Ceredigion: Parthian, →ISBN, act 1, page 52

   3 more examples

   The twins knew Mam was ill, and well, they wanted a cwtsh sometimes, because they knew Mam wasn’t here.

   2006, Lleucu, quotee, “Lleucu”, in We Children of Wales: Snapshots of Our Lives, Llandysul, Ceredigion: Pont Books, →ISBN, page 49, column 1

   Mam heads over towards Terry. Sits on the sofa next to the cardboard box full of the Peg T-shirts. Terry gives her a cwtsh. All skin and shirt. I get a hunch that PC Charles seems ever so slightly jealous.

   2015, Catrin Dafydd, “Cool Dude”, in Random Births and Love Hearts, Llandysul, Ceredigion: Gomer Press, →ISBN, page 105

   To my Kris and my boys - Diolch for always being there for me with your cwtshes, your love and wisdom…

   2016, Alun Saunders, “Diolchiadau / Thanks”, in A Good Clean Heart (Oberon Modern Plays), London: Oberon Books, →ISBN

present singular third person cwtshes · participle present cwtshing · participle past cwtshed · past cwtshed

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cwtch.

   Ah, poor Ron, his mother never cwtshed him.

   2006, Greg Cullen, “Paul Robeson Knew My Father”, in Val Hill, editor, Hijinx (Hijinx Theatre), Cardigan, Ceredigion: Parthian, →ISBN, act 1, page 51

   4 more examples

   When she put her arms around me and cwtshed me tight, tight, I could hardly breathe.

   1998, Manon Rhys, translated by Meic Stephens, “Cwtshing”, in Gwyn Griffiths, Meic Stephens, editors, The Old Red Tongue: An Anthology of Welsh Literature from the 6th to the Early 21st Century (Lesser Used Languages of Europe; 8), London: Francis Boutle Publishers, published 2017, →ISBN, “The 20th and early 21st centuries” section, page 868

   ‘Cwtsh down,’ said the camera man breezily, ‘count to ten, then slide back up eye to eye with the lens, and smile.’ […] To come then, from crouching, forth into the presence of beloved light, and to understand how terror was flayed, quicker than by any Vietcong, by these taciturn mites, cwtshing down in Cu Chi.

   2001, Menna Elfyn, translated by Nigel Jenkins, “Cu Chi”, in Cusan Dyn Dall / Blind Man’s Kiss, Tarset, Northumberland: Bloodaxe Books, →ISBN, page 47

   They all trooped down the garden path to the pigeon loft, Myra cwtshing low in case her mother happened to look out of the window.

   2004, Joan Peake, chapter 9, in I Spy, Llandysul, Ceredigion: Pont Books, →ISBN, page 88

   It was Dad who had comforted and cwtshed her as she adjusted to her new family and surroundings.

   2006, Sue Barrow, chapter 5, in Keeping Secrets, Llandysul, Ceredigion: Pont Books, →ISBN, page 34