: of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, Cornishmen, or Cornish
1
: the Celtic language of Cornwall
2
: any of an English breed of domestic chickens much used in crossbreeding for meat production compare rock cornish hen
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Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Daryl Caver, Cornish, N.H. No question, Miami handled the situation poorly, and Ward came out of it looking like the bad guy because of it.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Diddy Will Have Cornish Hen for Lunch and PB&J Sandwiches Again for Christmas Dinner in Jail
The disgraced music mogul has been denied bail by three different judges.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Main course options are a Cornish kabob, baghali polo lamb or gheymeh, an Iranian stew.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In 2007, Gaiman and Stout took a trip to the Cornish countryside.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Daryl Caver, Cornish, N.H. No question, Miami handled the situation poorly, and Ward came out of it looking like the bad guy because of it.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Diddy Will Have Cornish Hen for Lunch and PB&J Sandwiches Again for Christmas Dinner in Jail
The disgraced music mogul has been denied bail by three different judges.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Main course options are a Cornish kabob, baghali polo lamb or gheymeh, an Iranian stew.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Cornish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cornish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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