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[syn: Cornish, Cornish fowl]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish language;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cornish \Cor"nish\ (k?r"n?sh), a.
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
[1913 Webster]
Cornish chough. See Chough.
Cornish engine, a single-acting pumping engine, used in
mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A
heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up
the water by its weight, in descending.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cornish \Cor"nish\, n.
The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cornish
adj 1: of or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish
language
n 1: a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
2: English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to
crossbreed to produce roasters [syn: Cornish, Cornish
fowl]