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  cochin

  noun

  one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
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  Cochin

  noun

  a former state in southwestern India; merged with Travancore 1949; a part of Kerala state since 1956.

cochin

¹ American  

[koh-chin, koch-in] / ˈkoʊ tʃɪn, ˈkɒtʃ ɪn /

noun

1. one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.

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Cochin ² American  

[koh-chin] / ˈkoʊ tʃɪn /

noun

1. a former state in southwestern India; merged with Travancore 1949; a part of Kerala state since 1956.

2. former name of Kochi.

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Cochin British  

/ ˈkəʊtʃɪn, ˈkɒtʃ- /

noun

1. a region and former state of SW India: part of Kerala state since 1956

2. 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)

3. a large breed of domestic fowl, with dense plumage and feathered legs, that originated in Cochin China

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Etymology

Origin of cochin

First recorded in 1850–55; short for Cochin-China fowl

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Example Sentences

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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 Gordon Stables

I'm after thinking, sir, you'll have killed Widow McSwan's cochin cock.

From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various

She wuz pretty and she wuz good, I could see that as plain as I could tell a buff cochin hen from a banty.

From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Marietta Holley

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 Dallas Lore Sharp

The black pig, blind with jealous rage and mortification at being beaten on the tape by a cochin china, had borne violently down upon the booth and upset it, with wicked grunts of satisfaction.

From The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates

French journalist Peri Cochin organised the raffle with backing from Picasso's family and foundation.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

Although some of the lab work was done at the Cochin Institute, much of it took place in Wang’s lab.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 12, 2023

Vypin is at high-risk for tidal flooding, said Abhilash S, director of the Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research at the Cochin University of Science and Technology.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

Although the Portuguese commander and his flagship were lost in the battle, the remainder of the Portuguese fleet escaped to the port of Cochin, and the Mamluk’s fleet was too badly damaged to give pursuit.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

At Cochin Airport, Rahel’s new knickers were polka-dotted and still crisp.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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