a former state in southwestern India; merged with Travancore 1949; a part of Kerala state since 1956.
former name of Kochi.
a region and former state of SW India: part of Kerala state since 1956
Local official name: Kochi. a port in SW India, on the Malabar Coast: the first European settlement in India, founded by Vasco da Gama in 1502: shipbuilding, engineering. Pop: 596 473 (2001)
a large breed of domestic fowl, with dense plumage and feathered legs, that originated in Cochin China
First recorded in 1850–55; short for Cochin-China fowl
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Bound and round the great stone well flew the cochin, but she was finally caught and thrashed and deprived of that polonie.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Stables, Gordon
I'm after thinking, sir, you'll have killed Widow McSwan's cochin cock.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
He feared and hated the noises of the yard, particularly the crowing of our big buff cochin rooster and the screaming of the guineas.
From Roof and Meadow by Sharp, Dallas Lore
A buff cochin rooster was wandering about the street the other day.
From Vignettes of San Francisco by Bailey, Almira
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