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leghorn
noun
leg·horn
ˈleg-ˌhȯrn 
ˈle-ˌgȯrn,
-gərn
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
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The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn
The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name.
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leghorn
noun
leg·horn
ˈleg-ˌ(h)ȯ(ə)rn
ˈleg-ərn
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 ability to produce many white eggs
Geographical Definition
Leghorn
geographical name
Leg·horn
ˈleg-ˌhȯrn
variants
or Italian Livorno
commune and port on the Tyrrhenian Sea in the region of Tuscany, central Italy population 157,052
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