ʃæn noun
one of a breed of large, black or white, white-skinned Asiatic domestic chickens, having a single comb and feathered shanks and producing dark-brown eggs.
Origin:
1870–75; after Langshan (Chinese lángshān), county and town in N China
1870–75; after Langshan (Chinese lángshān), county and town in N China
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