Definition of Cornish chough. Meaning of Cornish chough. Synonyms of Cornish chough

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Definition of Cornish chough

Cornish chough
Cornish Cor"nish (k?r"n?sh), a. 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.

Meaning of Cornish chough from wikipedia

- The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough (/ˈtʃʌf/ CHUF; Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species...
- Alpine chough (or yellow-billed chough) (Pyrrhocorax graculus). The white-winged chough of Australia, despite its name, is not a true chough but rather...
- The red-billed chough, formerly particularly common in Cornwall and known initially as the "Cornish chough", eventually became just "chough", the name transferring...
- Cornish (surname) Cornish Aromatic, apple cultivar Cornish chicken Cornish chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), a species in the family Corvidae Cornish...
- used by Cornish people as a symbol of identity. The chough (in Cornish = palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used...
- like Cornish choughs. It also uses the Cornish language extensively for mottoes and canting arms. Contents Officials and law Duchy of Cornwall Cornish Symbolism...
- Corbet. The Cornish chough is also depicted in heraldry, which looks similar but has a red beak and feet. Anciently, the Cornish chough is sometimes...
- of the national bird, the Cornish chough, and blue for the blue of the sea surrounding Cornwall. A prototype of the Cornish national tartan was first...
- Cornwall are: Arms: Sable, fifteen bezants. Supporters: On either side a Cornish chough proper [beaked and legged gules], supporting an ostrich feather Argent...
- species with the red-billed chough recently returning to the county after a long absence. This rare bird appears on the Cornish coat of arms and is the county...