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cochin
CIDE DICTIONARY
cochin, n. [a shortened form of cochin-china fowl.].
an Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cochin, n. (in full cochin-china)
1 a fowl of an Asian breed with feathery legs.
2 this breed.
1 a fowl of an Asian breed with feathery legs.
2 this breed.
Etymology
Cochin China in Vietnam
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