Wyandottes

Wyandottes
Wyandots Wy`an*dots", n. pl.; sing. {Wyandot}. (Ethnol.) Same as {Hurons}. [Written also {Wyandottes}, and {Yendots}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Winnebago (chicken) — *An 19th century American chicken breed of unknown origin. Appears to have been a precursor to the modern Golden Wyandotte.In [http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text idx?type=simple;c=chla;cc=chla;sid=e3fab70b711db6435cf8601689b71127;rgn …   Wikipedia

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  • Wyandot — Wyandots Wy an*dots , n. pl.; sing. {Wyandot}. (Ethnol.) Same as {Hurons}. [Written also {Wyandottes}, and {Yendots}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wyandots — Wy an*dots , n. pl.; sing. {Wyandot}. (Ethnol.) Same as {Hurons}. [Written also {Wyandottes}, and {Yendots}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yendots — Wyandots Wy an*dots , n. pl.; sing. {Wyandot}. (Ethnol.) Same as {Hurons}. [Written also {Wyandottes}, and {Yendots}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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