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noun

Cochin

koh-CHIHN
noun
1
A large, fluffy breed of domestic chicken with feathered legs.
"The cochin hens looked almost too fat to walk."

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In plain EnglishA big, feather-legged breed of chicken.

Word Forms

Cochins plural

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Etymology

Named after Kochi (formerly Cochin), a city in Kerala, India.

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