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Langshan

[ lang-shan ]

noun

  1. one of a breed of large, black or white, white-skinned Asiatic domestic chickens, having a single comb and feathered shanks and producing dark-brown eggs.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Langshan1

1870–75; after Langshan ( Chinese áԲ ), county and town in N China
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Example Sentences

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Langshan, lang′shan, n. a small black Chinese hen.

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Sex-linked inheritance in domesticated birds shown here in a cross between barred Plymouth Rock male and black Langshan female.

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The principal so-called meat breeds are the Brahma, Cochin, and Langshan.

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The year following the Langshan winning, the first eleven winning pens were all S.C.W.

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Besides fruit, flowers, and vegetables, the exhibits include such produce as butter and eggs, and my wife was very successful with these, but on one occasion was rather disappointed to find a beautiful dish of Langshan eggs, almost preternaturally brown and rich-looking, disqualified.

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