Cochinn.
/ˈkəʊtʃɪn/, /ˈkɒtʃɪn/, U.S. /ˈkoʊtʃɪn/, /ˈkɑtʃɪn/ = Cochin-China fowl at Cochin-China n.
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1853 W. B. Tegetmeier Profitable Poultry 19 Cochins or Shanghaes.
1854 Poultry Chron. 1 34 Prize Buff Cochins.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 645/1 The Langshans..have fuller breasts and less abundant plumage than the older-known Cochins and Brahmas.
1894 14th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 173 If for roasters, then select the Brahma Cochin, Langshan, or Plymouth Rocks.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 214/1 The exaggeration of fluff and leg-feather has removed all Cochins—it is to be feared permanently—from amongst popular and useful breeds.
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