Poland China
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Poland China
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The next most is three medals each by Ethiopia, Poland, China and Jamaica, which swept the women’s 100 to close out the night.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022
Danish pig meat goes to more than 140 countries, with the largest markets being Germany, Britain, Poland, China, Japan, Italy, Russia and Sweden.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021
John Bricker grew up amid fields full of sheep, black-faced lambs, Poland China pigs, sturdy bay work horses, golden wheat and corn that grew go bushels to the acre.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were spotted Poland China sows whose great bellies and splotched hides looked like fat men in polka dots.
From Time Magazine Archive
I unfold a sheet of paper with the Monroe Poland China Farm crest on it and see it is dated this morning.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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