cornish
Noun · AdjectiveUS[kawr-nish]/ˈkɔrnɪʃ/2 syllables
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Noun (2)
- a Celtic language spoken in CornwallSynonyms: Cornish languageType of Brythonic, Brittanic
- English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roastersSynonyms: Cornish fowlType of domestic fowl, fowl
Adjective (1)
- of or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish languageRelating to Cornwall
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cor′nish (k?r′n?sh), adjective
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
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.
Cor′nish noun
The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54