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Plymouth Rock

/ˈplɪməθ ˌrɑk/
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Other forms: Plymouth Rocks

Definitions of Plymouth Rock
  1. noun
    a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
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    boulder, bowlder
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
  2. noun
    an American breed of domestic fowl
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    type of:
    domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
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