Plymouth Rock
a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
one of an American breed of medium-sized chickens, raised for meat and eggs.
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How to use Plymouth Rock in a sentence
A lot of tribal members will go out to the Massasoit statue overlooking Plymouth Rock.
What Thanksgiving Means Today to the Native American Tribe That Fed the Pilgrims | Olivia B. Waxman | November 23, 2021 | TimeAs recently as 1970, organizers a 350th anniversary event at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts asked Wampanoag tribal elder Frank James, who was due to speak, not to elaborate on the negative impacts that colonization had on his people.
400 Years After the Mayflower Set Sail, a New Exhibit Acknowledges the U.K.'s Impact on Native American Communities | Suyin Haynes | September 16, 2020 | TimeDuring the middle of this Golden Age, in 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
Tidal waves of scholarship have broken over Plymouth Rock, leaving behind little but ambiguity.
It predates the founding of our nation and even the landing at Plymouth Rock.
Possibly the old Plymouth Rock didn't act as a turkey mother should during a thunderstorm.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurA few days ago he came across a Plymouth Rock hen that had hatched out a clutch of turkeys.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurHe's a foreign bird, you know, and thinks himself a deal better than a common American Plymouth Rock.
She has ancestors reaching back to Plymouth Rock, and across the sea for generations before that.
Freckles | Gene Stratton-PorterShe remains for an instant, a vibrant pagan, drunk with the joy of life; Pan poised for an unforgettable moment on Plymouth Rock.
A Parody Outline of History | Donald Ogden Stewart
British Dictionary definitions for Plymouth Rock
a heavy American breed of domestic fowl bred for meat and laying
a boulder on the coast of Massachusetts: traditionally thought to be the landing place of the Pilgrim Fathers (1620): See also Mayflower
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Cultural definitions for Plymouth Rock
The rock, in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, near which the Mayflower, carrying the Pilgrims, landed in 1620.
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