Cornish chough

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cornish \Cor"nish\ (k?r"n?sh), a.
   Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
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   {Cornish chough}. See {Chough}.

   {Cornish engine}, a single-acting pumping engine, used in
      mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A
      heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up
      the water by its weight, in descending.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chough \Chough\, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS.
   ce['o]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E.
   caw. [root]22. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zool.)
   A bird of the Crow family ({Fregilus graculus}) of Europe. It
   is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and
   red legs; -- also called {chauk}, {chauk-daw}, {chocard},
   {Cornish chough}, {red-legged crow}. The name is also applied
   to several allied birds, as the {Alpine chough}.
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   {Cornish chough} (Her.), a bird represented black, with red
      feet, and beak; -- called also {aylet} and {sea swallow}.
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