coury

[Etym. doubtful.) A kind of catechu obtained by evaporating a decoction of the nuts of Areca catechu. *cous-cot, *cows-cott, s . [CUSHAT.] The Wood pigeon or Wood-quest. "Hic palumbus, a cowscott."-Wright: Vocab ., p. 221. cous-cous, s. [A native word.] A favorite dish in Western Africa composed of millet-flour, flesh, and the leaves of the baobab; called also lalo.