- the Celtic language spoken in Cornwall until c. 1800, closely related to Breton and Welsh
- pl. Cor′nish
- any of a Brit. breed of chicken with meat of a particularly good quality
- any of a breed of miniature chicken crossbred from a Cornish chicken and a Plymouth Rock chickenpopularly called Cornish hen
Cornish


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Cornish

adjective
noun
- The Brittonic language of Cornwall, which has been extinct since the late 1700s.
- Any of an English breed of domestic chickens often crossbred to produce roasters.
Origin of Cornish
Corn(wall) -ish
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(plural cornishes)
- One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.
(not comparable)
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"Cornish." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 23 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/cornish>.
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Cornish. (n.d.). Retrieved February 23rd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/cornish