Rock Cornish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Rock Cornish
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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It calls Rock Cornish hens “celebratory and a bit decadent” and contains a recipe with an orange.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2019
Two of my mother’s specialties were her turkey matzo ball soup and her Rock Cornish hens a l’orange.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2019
If you can get your hands on a Rock Cornish game hen, that’s a different matter — it’s a cross of different breeds, including, excitingly, the Malaysian fighting cock.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2017
Two years later, it introduced Rock Cornish game hens, which became enormously popular and profitable.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2011
At the 3,000-seat Blackpool Opera House, the biggest English theater outside London, an expensive collection of British TV and variety stars was headed by Rock Cornish Singer Tommy Steele, earning $3,000 a week.
From Time Magazine Archive
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