Rock Cornish hen
noun
variants
or Rock Cornish game hen
or less commonly Rock Cornish
: a domestic chicken produced by interbreeding Cornish and white Plymouth Rock chickens and used especially for the production of small, well-fleshed roasters weighing under 2 pounds compare cornish game hen
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“Rock Cornish hen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rock%20Cornish%20hen. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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