Langshan
[ lang-shan ]
noun
one of a breed of large, black or white, white-skinned Asiatic domestic chickens, having a single comb and feathered shanks and producing dark-brown eggs.
Origin of Langshan
11870–75; after Langshan (Chinese lángshān), county and town in N China
Words Nearby Langshan
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How to use Langshan in a sentence
For instance, if a black Langshan hen is crossed to a barred Plymouth Rock cock (fig. 39), the offspring are all barred.
A Critique of the Theory of Evolution | Thomas Hunt MorganThe principal so-called meat breeds are the Brahma, Cochin, and Langshan.
Agriculture for Beginners | Charles William BurkettI wants Mistis ter come back in one dese big Langshan hens, so you wont git so lonesome, dats whut I wants.
Bypaths in Dixie | Sarah Johnson CockeDe ole lady tell Abe ter run Langshan out fo he wake up de ole man, but Lawd er mussy!
Bypaths in Dixie | Sarah Johnson CockeEr big ole Langshan rooster, jes like dat varmint out yondr.
Bypaths in Dixie | Sarah Johnson Cocke
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