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.
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Cor"nish, n.
The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
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