- white leghorn
- noun
Usage: often capitalized W&L: a pure white domestic fowl of outstanding egg-producing ability constituting a variety of the Leghorn breed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
white leghorn
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white leghorn — /waɪt ˈlɛghɔn/ (say wuyt leghawn) noun 1. a pure white domestic fowl, which is a variety of leghorn. 2. Colloquial a woman who plays lawn bowls …
Leghorn — Articles principaux : Gallus gallus domesticus et Liste des races de poules. Poule Leghorn blanche type Anglais La Leghorn est une race de poule domestique des plus répandues a travers le monde, servant notamment dans la création de souches… … Wikipédia en Français
Leghorn — /leg hawrn / for 1 3; /leg euhrn, hawrn / for 4, n. 1. English name of Livorno. 2. (l.c.) a fine, smooth, plaited straw. 3. (l.c.) a hat made of such straw, often having a broad, soft brim. 4. one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens that are… … Universalium
white rock — noun Usage: usually capitalized W&R Etymology: white (I) + (Plymouth) rock 1. : a white domestic fowl of the Plymouth Rock breed 2. : any heavy bodied white domestic fowl as distinguished from a white leghorn or a colored fowl used especially in… … Useful english dictionary
leghorn — [leg′hôrn΄, leg′ərn] n. 1. [sometimes L ] any of a breed of small, domestic chicken with white feathers, originating in the Mediterranean region: the prevalent egg producing breed in the U.S. 2. a) a plaiting made of an Italian wheat straw, cut… … English World dictionary
Leghorn (chicken) — Infobox Chickenbreed name = Leghorn imagecaption = Whithe Leghorn Hen status = altname = country = nickname = apa = Yes apagroup = aba = Yes abagroup = extinct = maleweight = femaleweight = skincolor = eggcolor = White comb = note = The Leghorn… … Wikipedia
leghorn — noun Etymology: Leghorn, Italy Date: 1740 1. a. a fine plaited straw made from an Italian wheat b. a hat of this straw 2. any of a Mediterranean breed of small hardy domestic chickens noted for their large production of white eggs … New Collegiate Dictionary
leghorn — noun 1. /ˈlɛghɔn/ (say leghawn) a fine, smooth, plaited straw. 2. /ˈlɛghɔn/ (say leghawn) a hat, etc., made of this. 3. /ˈlɛghɔn/ (say leghawn), /lɛˈgɔn/ (say le gawn) one of a Mediterranean breed of the domestic fowl, characterised by prolific… …
Leghorn — noun a) the town of Livorno in Italy b) A breed of mostly white poultry … Wiktionary
Leghorn — Leg•horn [[t]ˈlɛgˌhɔrn[/t]] for 1–3; [[t] ərn, ˌhɔrn[/t]] for 4 n. 1) geg English name of Livorno 2) tex (l.c.) a fine, smooth, plaited straw 3) clo (l.c.) a hat made of such straw, often having a broad, soft brim 4) ahb. one of a breed of… … From formal English to slang
