Name of a country in the Eastern Peninsula; hence, short for Cochin-China fowl, a breed of poultry from Cochin-China.
1853. Encycl. Brit., II. 356/2. The Cochin-China or Shanghae is the largest breed we have.
1861. Sat. Rev., 3 Aug., 125. Patriarchally employed in watering his flowers, feeding his cochin-chinas, or inspecting his pigs.
