Langshan

[ lang-shan ]

noun
  1. 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

1
1870–75; 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.

  • The principal so-called meat breeds are the Brahma, Cochin, and Langshan.

    Agriculture for Beginners | Charles William Burkett
  • I 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 Cocke
  • De ole lady tell Abe ter run Langshan out fo he wake up de ole man, but Lawd er mussy!

    Bypaths in Dixie | Sarah Johnson Cocke
  • Er big ole Langshan rooster, jes like dat varmint out yondr.

    Bypaths in Dixie | Sarah Johnson Cocke