Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cornish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cornish \Cor"nish\ (k?r"n?sh), a.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cornish \Cor"nish\, n.
The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Cornish
n 1: a Celtic language formerly spoken in Cornwall [syn: {Cornish}]
2: English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to
crossbreed to produce roasters [syn: {Cornish}]
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