Rock Cornish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Rock Cornish
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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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
It calls Rock Cornish hens “celebratory and a bit decadent” and contains a recipe with an orange.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2019
The Rock Cornish game hen enjoyed its first vogue in the 1950s, when “the Makowskys’ customers included the finest restaurants in New York, such as the popular 21 Club,” according to the Chronicle.
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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