Cornish

[ US /ˈkɔɹnɪʃ/ ]
NOUN
  1. English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
  2. a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish language
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How To Use Cornish In A Sentence

  • She won a hamper including organic porridge, Cornish strawberry conserve and Gloucester Old Spot Bacon.
  • The soft cheese, which is smoked over Cornish fruitwoods, is made at the company's smokehouse by the River Fal.
  • Through his open window came the faint, distant beating of the sea; a bird flew past him, a white flash of light; some one was singing the refrain of a Cornish "chanty" -- the swing of the tune came up to him from the garden, and some of the words beat like little bells upon his brain, calling up endless memories of his boyhood. The Wooden Horse
  • An 1840 Cornish beam engine remains at the Levant mine, and is preserved by the National Trust.
  • The departure of these squadrons brings the number of servicemen and women, aircrew and engineers deployed so far from the Cornish air station to more than 150.
  • Five picturesque Cornish villages are calling for a ban on new-build houses being sold as second homes. Times, Sunday Times
  • Tony even struggles out of bed at 4am most days to buy turbot, squid and lobster from Cornish day boats on the harbour.
  • There will also be stalls, sideshows, fairground rides, new and vintage car shows and helicopter and balloon trips, and the Cornish Pavilion will showcase products from the county.
  • I believe the whole compound is the Cornish _Pen y cwm gwic_, ‘Head of the creek valley.’ Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities
  • They belong to the Goidelic or Q-Celtic branch of Celtic languages, AFAIK, and Welsh, Breton, and Cornish are Brythonic or P-Celtic. Languagehat.com: TALKIN' CAPE BRETON.
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