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Webster 1913 Edition


Cornish

Cor′nish

(k?r′n?sh)
,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
Cornish chough
.
See
Chough
.
–
Cornish engine
,
a single-acting pumping engine, used in mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight, in descending.

Cor′nish

,
Noun.
The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cornish

CORNISH

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Cornwall in England; and as a noun, the language of Cornwall.