Plymouth Rock
noun
Plym·outh Rock
ˈpli-məth- 
: any of a U.S. breed of medium-sized single-combed domestic chickens raised for eggs and meat
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The Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 sought a haven to practice their faith freely.
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Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021
That drought started in 1575, a decade after St. Augustine, Florida, was founded and before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620.
—NBC News, 18 June 2021
The Spanish founded it in 1565—decades before the English established Jamestown and the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
In 1621, the Pilgrims were just settling in at Plymouth Rock, and Wisconsin was home to Native Americans but no Europeans.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
Abenaki peoples, who were growing corn, squash, and beans on the islands when Europeans arrived, and the French settlers, who established homesteads years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2021
This year marks the 450th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth Rock.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Nov. 2020
Every family seems to have their Thanksgiving hour set in stone (Plymouth Rock?
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Nov. 2020
Several monuments have been vandalized in Plymouth, including Plymouth Rock.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021
That drought started in 1575, a decade after St. Augustine, Florida, was founded and before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620.
—NBC News, 18 June 2021
The Spanish founded it in 1565—decades before the English established Jamestown and the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
In 1621, the Pilgrims were just settling in at Plymouth Rock, and Wisconsin was home to Native Americans but no Europeans.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
Abenaki peoples, who were growing corn, squash, and beans on the islands when Europeans arrived, and the French settlers, who established homesteads years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2021
This year marks the 450th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth Rock.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Nov. 2020
Every family seems to have their Thanksgiving hour set in stone (Plymouth Rock?
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Nov. 2020
Several monuments have been vandalized in Plymouth, including Plymouth Rock.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
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Plymouth Rock
noun
Plym·outh Rock
ˌplim-əth-
: any of an American breed of medium-sized domestic chickens having a single comb
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