Plymouth Rock
noun
Plym·outh Rock
ˈpli-məth- 
: any of a U.S. breed of medium-sized single-combed domestic chickens raised for eggs and meat
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The Myth of Thanksgiving The story told to most elementary school students for decades goes like this: Starving Pilgrims who landed on present-day Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, got needed help from friendly Wampanoag members.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a reminder of how Indigenous people saved the first colonists from starvation at Plymouth Rock in 1621.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
In the United States, the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock is part of America’s founding lore, a moment that commemorates the birth of a people.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
In the summer of 2024 Melville House will release his Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
The nine-week voyage of the Puritan ship the Arbella in 1630 is almost as mythologized as the Mayflower landing at Plymouth Rock.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a reminder of how Indigenous people saved the first colonists from starvation at Plymouth Rock in 1621.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
In the United States, the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock is part of America’s founding lore, a moment that commemorates the birth of a people.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
In the summer of 2024 Melville House will release his Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
The nine-week voyage of the Puritan ship the Arbella in 1630 is almost as mythologized as the Mayflower landing at Plymouth Rock.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Plymouth Rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Plymouth%20Rock. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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Plymouth Rock
noun
Plym·outh Rock
ˌplim-əth-
: any of an American breed of medium-sized domestic chickens having a single comb
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