{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. 2000.
Cornish chough — Chough Chough, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS. ce[ o]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E. caw. [root]22. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the Crow family ({Fregilus graculus}) of Europe. It is of a black color,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cornish chough — Chough Chough, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS. ce[ o]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E. caw. [root]22. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the Crow family ({Fregilus graculus}) of Europe. It is of a black color,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornish chough — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st C Etymology: cornish (I) 1. : a red billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) now rare in England but found in mountainous parts of Europe and northern Africa 2. : the heraldic representation of a Cornish chough… … Useful english dictionary
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Chough — Chough, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS. ce[ o]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E. caw. [root]22. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the Crow family ({Fregilus graculus}) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cornish engine — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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