Plymouth Rock

noun

Plym·​outh Rock ˈpli-məth- How to pronounce Plymouth Rock (audio)
: any of a U.S. breed of medium-sized single-combed domestic chickens raised for eggs and meat

Examples of Plymouth Rock in a Sentence

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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 From his view, the very first migrant surge started at Plymouth Rock. Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024 In 1970, on the three-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth Rock, the American Indian Movement, a grassroots group founded in Minneapolis, seized a replica of the Mayflower near Boston and called for Thanksgiving to be observed as a national day of mourning. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024 The Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 sought a haven to practice their faith freely. Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021 See all Example Sentences for Plymouth Rock 

Word History

Etymology

Plymouth Rock, traditional site of Pilgrim landing in 1620

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Plymouth Rock was in 1849

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“Plymouth Rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Plymouth%20Rock. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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Plymouth Rock

noun
Plym·​outh Rock ˌplim-əth- How to pronounce Plymouth Rock (audio)
: any of an American breed of medium-sized domestic chickens having a single comb
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