A rumpless (tailless) variety of domestic fowl.

A small variety of the domestic fowl, most breeds of which have feathered legs: the cocks are spirited fighters.

(a) a colonial New Jersey soldier (so called from his blue uniform); (b) a native or inhabitant of New Jersey; (c) a breed of chicken.

attributive. Designating an old breed of large domestic fowl having relatively short legs and five toes, originating in south-east England.

A breed of large domestic fowl of American origin, now typically having ashen or grey plumage barred with blackish stripes, and yellow beak…

attributive. Designating either of two junglefowl native to Java: (a) a red junglefowl of the subspecies Gallus gallus bankiva, sometimes regarded…

The name of a large breed of fowls.

a small variety of domestic fowl having black pigmentation of the skin and soft, fluffy plumage; a silkie.

Poultry-rearing. ‘One of a breed of fowls with legs so short that they jump rather than walk’.

A Minorca fowl.

(see quot.).

Designating a lightweight breed of domestic fowl that originated in Tuscany, noted as a prolific layer of large white eggs; designating a bird of…

A variety of domestic fowl, said to have been first brought from Lakhimpur, on the River Brahmaputra, in 1846; now usually abbreviated as Brahma.

A breed of domestic fowl characterized by black and white mottled plumage and leaden-grey shanks.

With capital initial. A long-legged, large breed of domestic fowls, with feathered shanks, reputed to have been introduced from Shanghai; now…

A Mediterranean breed of domestic fowl, rabbit, etc.

a variety of fowl, gold and silver in colour and minutely marked.

a variety of the domestic fowl.

= hyacinth, n. 3b.

attributive. Designating a domestic fowl of a breed having black, white, or blue glossy plumage.

A fowl or pigeon belonging to a variety distinguished by speckled plumage.

Now usually in plural. Either of two North American migratory sandpipers, Totanus flavipes (more fully lesser yellowlegs) and T. melanoleuca (more…

A variety (usually black) of the domestic fowl of French origin, resembling the houdan in body, but characterized by a comb consisting of two…

A small white-crested species of domestic fowl, originally brought from Turkey. Also attributive.

Name of a small variety of the domestic fowl.

A Leghorn fowl (see sense 2b).

A long-tailed breed of domestic fowl with plumage of various colours and patterns, esp. red-saddled; a bird of this breed. Also Yokohama fowl.

Used to designate a breed of domestic fowl characterized by black and white plumage, a heavy crest, five toes on each foot, and by its prolific…

A breed of domestic fowl, introduced from China (see quots.).

A breed of large domestic fowl originally bred or developed in North America, having a rose comb, yellow skin, and plumage in a variety of colours…

In full sultan hen, etc. (French poule sultane): = sultana, n. 6.

A small chicken of a variety distinguished by long, soft plumage.

A breed of domestic fowl first bred in Orpington and occurring in several colour varieties; (also) a bird of this breed. Frequently with…

The Plymouth Rock breed of domestic fowl; a bird of this breed. Frequently with distinguishing word denoting the variety.

A variety of Dorking fowl having silvery grey plumage.

A breed of domestic fowl, resembling the Hamburgs.

a utility breed of domestic fowl developed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, typically having deep brownish-red plumage, and the basis of many…

One of a breed of domestic fowls originated in France by crossing light Brahmas or Dorkings with Houdans.

a variety of the Rhode Island Red having white plumage; a bird of this variety.

A Belgian breed of the domestic fowl; a fowl of this breed. Also Malines fowl.

A domestic fowl of the Rhode Island Red breed (see sense 7a).

(See quot. 1929.)

A French breed of domestic fowl that lays large dark brown eggs; a fowl of this breed.