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Plymouth Rock

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What does Plymouth Rock mean?

noun

  1. A chicken of a certain American domestic breed.

proper noun

  1. The traditionally accepted landing site of the Mayflower settlers to America in 1620, on the shore of Massachusetts.

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Then Freckles mounted his wheel and began a spin that terminated only when the biggest Plymouth Rock in Duncan's coop saluted a new day, and long lines of light reddened the east.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
A fine snowy Plymouth Rock rooster, after several attempts, flew to the fence, balanced with great effort, wildly flapped his wings and started a guttural crow, but fell sprawling among the pigs, too helpless to stand.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125
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The great pine wood of Erindale was on the other bank of the river, and on looking carefully about the lower ford I saw a few fox-tracks and a barred feather from one of our Plymouth Rock chickens.
Ernest Thompson SetonWild Animals I Have KnownProject Gutenberg ebook #3031