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rose comb

noun

  1. a low comb with rounded points and a rear-extending spike of some breeds of chickens, as Wyandotte.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rose comb1

First recorded in 1840–50
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They are readily recognized by their peculiar rose comb with its long, spikelike projection in the back, their red face, white ear lobes, and bluish legs.

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Before leaving this topic we may draw attention to some experiments which offer a pretty confirmation of the view that the rose comb is a single to which a modifying factor for roseness has been added.

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Diagram to illustrate the nature of the F2 generation from the cross of rose comb � pea comb.

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The white one with the rose comb had come and settled on the palings in front of the house, within a few yards of them, and his notes thrilled their ears through, dwindling away like echoes down a valley of rocks.

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First prize     Rose Comb Blues, cockerel.

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