Plymouth Rock

noun

1. a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
2. one of an American breed of medium-sized chickens, raised for meat and eggs.

Plymouth Rock

noun

1. a heavy American breed of domestic fowl bred for meat and laying
2. See Mayflower
   a boulder on the coast of Massachusetts: traditionally thought to be the landing place of the Pilgrim Fathers (1620) See also Mayflower

Plymouth Rock

1. The rock, in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts , near which the , carrying the Pilgrims , landed in 1620.

Example Sentences

A lot of tribal members will go out to the Massasoit statue overlooking Plymouth Rock.

From Time

As recently as 1970, organizers a 350th anniversary event at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts asked Wampanoag tribal elder Frank James, who was due to speak, not to elaborate on the negative impacts that colonization had on his people.

From Time

During the middle of this Golden Age, in 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

From The Daily Beast

Tidal waves of scholarship have broken over Plymouth Rock, leaving behind little but ambiguity.

From The Daily Beast

It predates the founding of our nation and even the landing at Plymouth Rock.

From The Daily Beast

Possibly the old Plymouth Rock didn't act as a turkey mother should during a thunderstorm.

From Project Gutenberg

A few days ago he came across a Plymouth Rock hen that had hatched out a clutch of turkeys.

From Project Gutenberg

He's a foreign bird, you know, and thinks himself a deal better than a common American Plymouth Rock.

From Project Gutenberg

She has ancestors reaching back to Plymouth Rock, and across the sea for generations before that.

From Project Gutenberg

She remains for an instant, a vibrant pagan, drunk with the joy of life; Pan poised for an unforgettable moment on Plymouth Rock.

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